Welcome to the Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association
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The Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association (VLP) provides free civil legal assistance to low-income residents of Greater Boston, primarily through the pro bono services of private attorneys. With your help, VLP makes access to justice possible for people who cannot afford a lawyer. Find out about our volunteer opportunities for attorneys and law students.
Please join us. Your time is precious. Use it to make a difference.
See VLP's 2010 Annual Report.
Congratulations New Bar Admittees!
We honor your hard work and dedication and welcome you to the bar. Pro bono is a great way for you to gain valuable practice experience, learn about different areas of law, and build your professional networks. Check out our pro bono opportunities. Whatever your interests, background and time constraints, there is place for you at VLP.
Help Needed with Document Translation
Bilingual volunteers: we need your help in meeting the needs of our increasingly linguistically diverse client base. We are looking for volunteers, including students, attorneys and other professionals, to translate documents from English into other languages. We need assistance in the following languages: Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Chinese, Arabic and Vietnamese. There are several documents that need to be translated and most of them are one or two pages. We need this done by mid - December. If you have the skills and time to help, please email VLP Chief Counsel Lynn Girton. Many, many thanks for considering this volunteer opportunity.
Upcoming Legal Trainings for Volunteers
- MCLE - MLRI: State & Federal Veterans' Benefits Feb 1
- VLP - Housing Law 101 Feb 6
- VLP - Orientation for New Volunteer Attorneys Feb 6
- VLP - Introduction to Guardianship of Adults Feb 7
- VLP - Family Law 101 Feb 8 - Feb 15
- VLP - Family Law 102 Mar 6
- VLP - Fair Debt Collection Practice at the Boston Municipal Court Mar 13
- VLP - Introduction to Guardianship of Minors Mar 19
- VLP - Family Law 101 Apr 3
- VLP - Introduction to Guardianship of Minors Apr 16
- View more
Go to Volunteerhub to sign up online for VLP trainings and to volunteer for lawyer for the day and other court-based projects.
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