Community Legal Aid

Worcester Eviction Sealing Clinic (Pro Bono Opportunity)
2025-07-31 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-07 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-14 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-21 09:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Worcester District Court Small Claims Lawyer for the Day
2025-08-05 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-08-12 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-08-19 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-08-26 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-09-02 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-09-09 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-09-16 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-09-23 08:45 - 11:00 and 8 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 Probate and Family Court Lawyer for the Day Program
2025-09-24 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-01 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-08 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-15 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-22 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-29 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-05 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-12 09:00 - 13:00 | Worcester Probate and Family Court Registry, 225 Main St, 2nd Floor, Worcester, 01608, United States
Sign up to be a Lawyer for the Day! Advise litigants on their family law matters at the Worcester Probate and Family Court and assist with the drafting of emergency motions. Sessions are held every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
CLA Pro Bono staff are on-site to assist with prescreening and file collection.
SIGN UP HERE for a 2- or 4-hour session on Wednesday mornings.
Can’t volunteer for a half or full session? Join our on-call emergency email list. If there is a cancelation or the program is at capacity, we will send a blast email to ask for volunteers for a 30- to 60-minute emergency session.

Worcester District Court Small Claims Lawyer for the Day
2025-09-30 08:45 - 11:00 | 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! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0444ACAB2CA0F58-worcester56
For information, please contact Pro Bono Coordinator Colleen Brady at: cbrady@cla-ma.org

AMPLIFY JUSTICE: A Pioneer Valley Access to Justice Campaign Event!
2025-11-06 17:00 - 19:00 | The Glass Room at Elegant Affairs, 1380 Main Street, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States
Community Legal Aid (CLA) invites you to join us for Amplify Justice, an event celebrating our volunteers and partners in the fight for justice in the Pioneer Valley.
Hosted by the Hampden and Hampshire County Access to Justice Committees and CLA’s Pro Bono Program, this event will feature food, a cash bar, live music by local duo Ash & Eric, and will honor CLA volunteers.
Help CLA celebrate the beginning of our 2026 Access to Justice Campaign, an annual fundraising campaign supporting CLA’s work providing free civil legal services to low-income and elderly residents of the Pioneer Valley.
What: Amplify Justice – An Event Celebrating Access to Justice
Where: The Glass Room at Elegant Affairs, 1380 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103
When: Thursday, November 6, 2025, 5:00 – 7:00 PM
RSVP: This event is free and open to members of the Valley legal community and beyond! Anyone interested in learning more about Community Legal Aid and our work is welcome to attend. Please help us order enough food by RSVPing in advance!
Donations to the 2026 Access to Justice Campaign are encouraged. Now more than ever, we need your support in the fight for justice on behalf of our most vulnerable neighbors.
