VLP and its partner, Senior Partners for Justice, help make 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.

VLP is experiencing a dramatic increase in requests for assistance from persons appealing an initial denial of unemployment benefits. This is due in great part to the region's and nation's economic conditions. In the past few weeks, the demand for legal assistance has doubled. If you are able to assist these clients by representing them at a hearing on their entitlement to unemployment compensation, please contact Lynn Girton at VLP as soon as possible at (617) 423-0648, ext. 132 or lgirton@vlpnet.org. VLP has excellent training materials available that include a dvd as well as an Unemployment Advocacy Guide. Thank you for considering this request.

Welcome to Our Website

This website is a place where you can find out about and sign up for new cases and other pro bono opportunities at VLP. On this site you will also find legal resources and practice materials to help you with your pro bono work.

If you are already a member of VLP's pro bono panel, including Senior Partners for Justice, please register for this website and log in to have access to our current case list and all the wonderful practice materials posted here.

If you are an attorney, paralegal or law student and you are not yet a member of our pro bono panel, go to our Why Join page to learn more about what makes the VLP pro bono experience unique. When you are ready to join us, click here to start the process.

As with all new endeavors, this website is a work in progress. Please let us know if you have questions, comments or suggestions about using the site.

VLP is delighted to announce that Lynn Girton, VLP's Chief Counsel, is a recipient of this year's John Minor Wisdom Award conferred by the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association. "Named for a renowned Fifth Circuit judge and civil rights pioneer, the John Minor Wisdom Award recognizes lawyers who have made a significant contribution to the quality of justice in the legal profession and in their communities by making legal assistance accessible to people with low incomes, the disenfranchised, and other underrepresented groups. The award honors lawyers from all areas of practice, including career public interest lawyers, lawyers from private firms and corporate counsel." Congratulations, Lynn.

VLP has received a grant from the Pro Bono Institute to launch a Second Acts Pilot Project to engage transitioning and retired attorneys in large firms in Pro Bono. Read More.

Read the Spring, 2009 edition of our VLP newsletter, the Pro Bono Press