Community Legal Aid

Legal Name Changes: A Pro Bono Attorney's Guide (Free Training)
2025-05-08 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual
FREE training opportunity!

Join Community Legal Aid (CLA), Northeast Legal Aid (NLA), the MA LGBTQ Bar Association, and the Gender Identity Validation Services (GIVS) for a pro bono attorney training on legal name changes in Massachusetts for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse individuals.
The training is FREE with your commitment to assist with at least one pro bono referral in the coming year.
Please register for the training HERE.

Worcester District Court Small Claims Lawyer for the Day
2025-05-13 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-05-20 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-05-27 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-06-03 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-06-10 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-06-17 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-06-24 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-07-01 08:45 - 11:00 and 6 more dates | via Zoom, MA, United States
VOLUNTEER CALL TO ACTION!
This remote Lawyer for the Day program is a collaborative pro bono project with the Worcester County Bar Association (WCBA) that provides Limited Assistance Representation (LAR) to low-income debtors in the Worcester District Court, Small Claims Session. This program takes places every Tuesday morning between 8:45 – 11:00 A.M. via Zoom.
SIGN UP HERE for a session between January and March 2026!

Worcester Eviction Sealing Clinic (Pro Bono Opportunity)
2025-05-15 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-22 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-29 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-05 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-12 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-19 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-26 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-03 09:00 - 13:00 and 5 more dates | Worcester Court Service Center, 225 Main St, 1st Floor, Worcester, 01608, United States
Under a new law, tenants in Massachusetts will be able to remove certain evictions from their record so that they do not show up when future landlords or creditors search for their names. However, these evictions are not automatically sealed. Tenants must file a petition with the Court where the eviction was filed to request that the eviction be sealed.
We need YOUR HELP! Join Community Legal Aid and MetroWest Legal Services at the Worcester Court Service Center on Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for an Eviction Sealing Clinic. Draft petitions for eligible tenants which they can file on their own. This is an exciting opportunity to get hands-on experience conducting client interviews and drafting court forms.
Please review the dates below and sign up. Thank you!
Trainings and opportunities to shadow experience CLA and MWLS housing attorneys are available to all volunteers.

Estate Planning 101: Free Pro Bono Training (Virtual)
2025-05-16 12:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
FREE Virtual Training Opportunity!
Join Community Legal Aid (CLA) and Linda Cammuso, Esq. for a comprehensive virtual training on how to prepare estate planning documents, including Wills, Health Care Proxies, and Powers of Attorney. New practitioners are encouraged to attend.
This training is FREE with your commitment to assist with at least one pro bono referral in the coming year.
Register now for the Zoom!
Attorney Linda Cammuso is a founding partner at Estate Preservation Law Offices, with offices in Worcester, Uxbridge, Leominster, Braintree, and Hyannis. Attorney Cammuso’s practice focuses on estate and asset protection planning, estate and trust administration, tax planning, elder and disability law, and corporate and business planning. Attorney Cammuso previously worked in the nursing home industry, where she gained valuable insight into elder law and long-term care issues. Her knowledge in this field is a distinct benefit in working with clients who are facing long-term care planning challenges.
Attorney Cammuso is accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs and provides veterans and their families with advice on the complex areas of law regarding VA pension benefits, also known as Aid & Attendance. She has served as a member of the Board of Directors for various nonprofit organizations including Girls Inc. of Worcester (of which she was also the Secretary and Second Vice President), LUK Inc. and Spring House. She has provided pro bono estate planning assistance to CLA’s clients for 10 years.

Estate Planning Clinic
2025-06-06 12:00 - 16:00 | Community Legal Aid: Worcester, 370 Main Street, Worcester, 01608
Free estate planning clinic hosted by Community Legal Aid. Get help from volunteer attorneys with preparing wills, powers of attorney, and health care proxies. Free for veterans, seniors, and others who are financially eligible.
Space is Limited | Pre-Registration Required | To Register Contact Marina Abraham
508-425-2813 | mabraham@cla-ma.org
