Big thank you to Governor Maura Healy for declaring October Pro Bono Month in Massachusetts! Pro bono plays a crucial role in closing the justice gap by helping people who cannot afford a lawyer when facing high-stakes civil legal issues. Find a pro bono opportunity today: massprobono.org

Do you have tax problems? GBLS' Low Income Taxpayer Clinic invites you to Problem Resolution Day w/the IRS & DOR. More info: [email protected] WHEN: Thu, Sep 18, 2025 at 12:30-6 PM WHERE: Roslindale Branch of the Boston Public Library, 4246 Washington St, Boston patch.com/massachusett...

Want to help dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline? ✊ EdLaw is hiring Staff Counsel. Details: www.youthadvocacyfoundation.org/employment-i...

Good luck to everyone taking the Massachusetts Bar Exam this week! #Massachusetts #BarExam #LawSchool #LawStudents #RootingForYou

FREE Clinics to Protect your Housing Record! 3rd Wednesdays starting 7/16, 11am–1pm **La Colaborativa, 63 Sixth St, Chelsea** Clínicas GRATIS para proteger su historial de vivienda Cada 3er miércoles desde 7/16, 11am–1pm

ICYMI, the latest Docket Newsletter from @hlamass.bsky.social is full of examples of how HLA works every day to ensure MA residents have access to the health care services they need ⬇️ We're proud IOLTA funds help support HLA's critical work! myemail.constantcontact.com/HLA-s-Docket...

Questions about your rights at work? GBLS and other groups have answers! Come to the Workers' Rights Clinic June 25 from 5-7pm, at 2300 Washington St. in Roxbury. The clinic is organized by the ‪@boston.gov‬ Office of Labor Compliance and Worker Protections.

📣 Free Citizenship Workshop! 📣 Get help applying for U.S. citizenship at the Thomas Crane Public Library in Quincy on July 31! ✅ Have a green card 5+ yrs (or 3+ if married to a U.S. citizen)? You may qualify! 📲 Schedule your eligibility screening here: lnk.bio/projectcitizenship

We're looking forward to celebrating the wonderful @massbar.bsky.social Access to Justice awardees next week!

Read the 2024 Massachusetts IOLTA Program Annual Report to learn how IOLTA funds make a significant difference in the lives of real people & in our communities by providing legal help to individuals & families who cannot afford an attorney. www.maiolta.org/all-document....

🎉 Congratulations to the grantees & thank you to the BBF for awarding these critical Know Your Rights grants so everyone in MA can understand their legal rights! Funding from the IOLTA Committee supports these grants & many other projects to increase access to justice in the Commonwealth.

🚨Hiring Alert 🚨Several wonderful legal aid organizations in Massachusetts are hiring attorneys, paralegals, grants managers, and other staff: mlac.org/resources/ca... Join one of these mission-driven teams making a difference every day!

Good luck to everyone taking the Massachusetts Bar Exam this week! #Massachusetts #BarExam #LawSchool #LawStudents #RootingForYou

If you have children in K-12 school and are facing eviction, the Access to Counsel Program can help! Reach out to your Boston Public Schools liaison or contact the Office of Housing Stability: bit.ly/housing-stability-office @familyaid.bsky.social @bostonschools.boston.gov

Tax Problems? Problem Resolution Day TOMORROW 12:30-4:00 at the Roslindale Branch library. Reps from the Taxpayer Advocate Services of the IRS and the MA Dept of Revenue will be at the Rosi library along with attorneys from GBLS' Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. You may qualify for free help!

The Massachusetts Bar Foundation is accepting applications for 2025/26 IOLTA grants to support nonprofits in MA that provide civil legal services to low-income clients or work to improve the administration of justice. Deadline is 3/21/25. More info: www.massbarfoundation.org/iolta-grants...

Massachusetts attorneys - do you have questions about the IOLTA section of your annual BBO registration? The Massachusetts IOLTA Committee is here to help! Please call us at 617-723-9093 or email us at [email protected]. Photo by Leeloo The First via Pexels

Many ppl in Massachusetts need legal help w/critical civil issues but cannot afford a lawyer. Pro bono helps close this justice gap, and the redesigned Mass Pro Bono website connects legal professionals & law students w/pro bono opportunities in their communities massprobono.org

Great public interest law opportunity for an experienced litigator to help lead @hlamass.bsky.social's work to ensure universal access to quality health care in #Massachusetts: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41... #Hiring #PublicInterestLaw #LegalAidChangesLives

Cy pres awards to @maiolta.bsky.social & legal aid orgs help close the justice gap by funding legal help for ppl who can’t afford an attorney. Class action lawyers like Adam J. Shafran at Rudolph Friedmann LLP make this possible by obtaining court approval of these critical awards. Thank you!

Always great to see legal aid programs like @bostonlegalaid.bsky.social & government agencies work together to make themselves accessible to help solve problems and provide vital information! 👏

Today is Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day, a day to learn about the EITC and other refundable credits. If you worked last year and your income is under $59,899, check out your eligibility for EITC - it can mean up to a $7,830 refund! Find out if you qualify by visiting IRS.gov/eitc.

A message from the Equal Justice Coalition: We’re counting down the days to this important day of advocacy for civil legal aid. Will you join us? There’s still time! Register & make your voice heard in support of access to justice for all: loom.ly/mfT0nYA #walktothehill #civillegalaid

January is #NationalPovertyAwareness Month and we'll be sharing how civil legal aid is an essential tool for reducing poverty. As Bryan Stevenson observed, "The #OppositeOfPoverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice." #LegalAidChangesLives

📣Attention law students - the Mass Bar Foundation's 2025 Legal Intern Fellowship Program offers eligible students an $8,000 stipend to support internships focused on civil legal services in Massachusetts. Applications due March 7. Learn more and apply: www.massbarfoundation.org/lifp

🙏 Thank you to the Solo/Small Firm Law Practice Management Section of the MBA @massbar.bsky.social for hosting a webinar about Changes to Rule 1.15: New Rules and Procedures for Unclaimed and Unidentified IOLTA Funds: massbar.mediasite.com/mediasite/Pl...

"Access to justice leaders across the country say they're headed into 2025 with an eye on issues like use of nonattorney professionals and AI technology to help address the ever-increasing need for free or affordable legal services." www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/2279110

Make 2025 the year your job helps close the justice gap - lots of great legal aid opportunities on MLAC's job board: mlac.org/resources/ca... Join one of these mission-driven teams making a difference every day! #LegalAid #HiringAlert #Massachusetts #JusticeForAll

✨New Year, Same Mission: Funds from the IOLTA Committee @maiolta.bsky.social provide critical legal help for those who have few resources to address civil legal issues including DV, housing, immigration, family law & health care. Learn more: ow.ly/Trtq50Jzpg5 #LegalAidChangesLives #JusticeForAll

Our IOLTA 101 blog post and website have everything new (and not-so-new) Massachusetts attorneys need to know about setting up and managing their IOLTA accounts to properly handle client funds: www.maiolta.org/blog/117-iol... #Massachusetts #IOLTA #Lawyers #LawFirms #TrustAccounts

Health Law Advocates @hlamass.bsky.social is accepting applications for several paid internship opportunities during the school year and the summer, as well as two full-time staff attorney positions 👇

📢#Massachusetts attorneys - Tomorrow is the deadline to register for a free webinar about recent changes to Rule 1.15's #IOLTA provisions, this Wednesday @ 1pm. Hosted by @massbar.bsky.social Register now: lnkd.in/eQY-DHpt

The Office of Bar Counsel is seeking an experienced attorney to be an Assistant Bar Counsel. More details: www.massbbo.org/s/employment #Massachusetts #LegalEthics #Hiring

🏦❓If you're a #Massachusetts bank or credit union with questions about #IOLTA accounts, we've got answers! Check out our Bank FAQs: maiolta.org/financial-in... #BankOnJusticeMA

City of Boston is hosting webinars on workers' rights. Next one is Jan 13 on ride-share workers' rights. www.boston.gov/government/c...

City of Boston is hosting a series of in-person workers' rights clinics. Next one is Jan 14, 5-7 at VietAid, 42 Charles St in Dorchester www.boston.gov/government/c...

📅Register now for a free, one-hour webinar about Massachusetts IOLTA and trust account record keeping Thursday, 12/5 @ 2pm. Co-sponsored by @massbar.bsky.social and the BBO. More info: bbopublic.blob.core.windows.net/.../trustacc...

Funds from the Massachusetts IOLTA Committee make a significant difference in the lives of real people & in our communities by supporting legal help for families & individuals across the Commonwealth who cannot afford an attorney. Learn more: ow.ly/Trtq50Jzpg5 #LegalAidChangesLives #JusticeForAll

Do you know a Massachusetts lawyer or law firm working hard to increase access to justice? Nominate them for the Massachusetts Bar Association's 2024-25 Access to Justice Awards. Nominations due by 12/13: www.massbar.org/membership/m... #Massachusetts #Lawyers #LawFirms #AccessToJustice