Community Legal Aid

Worcester Eviction Sealing Clinic (Pro Bono Opportunity)
2025-06-19 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-26 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-03 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-10 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-17 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-24 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-31 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-07 09:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) and 2 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.

Worcester District Court Small Claims Lawyer for the Day
2025-06-24 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-07-01 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-07-08 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-07-15 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-07-22 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-07-29 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-08-05 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-08-12 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 | 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
