Community Legal Aid

Estate Planning Clinic
2025-06-06 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | 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

Worcester Eviction Sealing Clinic
2025-06-05 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-29 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-22 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-15 09:00 - 13:00 | Worcester Court Service Center, 225 Main St, 1st Floor, Worcester, 01608, United States
Under a NEW LAW you may be able to remove an eviction from your record. Go to SealMyEviction.org to learn more. NEED HELP? Community Legal Aid and MetroWest Legal Services are running an eviction sealing clinic to help eligible tenants.
Thursdays, 9 A.M. to 1 P.M., May 15 – Aug. 21, 2025
Court Services Center, Worcester Courthouse, 1st Floor, 225 Main Street, Worcester
Sign up in advance by calling (855) 252-5342 (Worcester County residents) or (508) 620-1830 (Middlesex or Norfolk County residents) or walk in during clinic hours.
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Bajo una NUEVA LEY usted puede ser capaz de eliminar un desalojo de su registro. Visite SealMyEviction.org para obtener más información. ¿NECESITA AYUDA? Community Legal Aid y MetroWest Legal Services están llevando a cabo una clínica de sellado de desalojos para ayudar a los inquilinos elegibles a llenar las peticiones de sellado.
Jueves, 9 A.M. a 1 P.M., Mayo 15 – Agosto 21, 2025
Centro de Servicios de la Corte, Corte de Worcester, 1er Piso, 225 Main Street, Worcester
Inscríbase por adelantado llamando al (855) 252-5342 (residentes del condado de Worcester) o (508) 620-1830 (residentes de los condados de Middlesex y Norfolk) o venga durante las horas de la clínica.
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Worcester Eviction Sealing Clinic (Pro Bono Opportunity)
2025-06-05 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-29 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-22 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-15 09:00 - 13:00 | 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.

Pro Bono Family Law Clinic
2025-06-04 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-28 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-21 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-14 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-07 09:00 - 13:00
Looking for a small-bite pro bono opportunity? Community Legal Aid’s Pro Bono Family Law Clinic offers a weekly program for low-income litigants seeking advice or drafting assistance on their family law matters (e.g. divorce, child or spousal support, child custody and parenting time, guardianships). Volunteers meet with litigants either remotely or in-person in downtown Worcester, MA for one-hour sessions.
The Clinic takes place every Wednesday from 9am-1pm. Sign up for 2-hour or 4-hour shifts.
Pre-screening and conflict checking conducted in advance. On-site intake support provided during each session.
Sign up for a session today!
Unable to volunteer on a Wednesday or need some more support before getting started? Complete this brief survey to tell us about your family law experience and the support we can provide you!

Worcester District Court Small Claims Lawyer for the Day
2025-06-03 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-05-27 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-05-20 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-05-13 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-05-06 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-04-29 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-04-22 08:45 - 11:00, 2025-04-15 08:45 - 11:00 and 4 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!

Eviction Record Sealing Training for Pro Bono Attorneys
2025-05-22 09:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
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.
Register for this virtual training on May 22 to learn about the new law, what types of evictions are eligible to be sealed, and how to draft petitions to seal. This training is FREE with your commitment to sign up at for a session of the Worcester Eviction Record Sealing Clinic or to accept at least one pro bono housing case in the coming year.
Pre-register for the training HERE.

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.

Legal Name Changes: A Pro Bono Attorney's Guide (Free Training)
2025-05-08 13:00 - 14:30 | 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.

Bloom and Brew: A Volunteer Appreciation Event
2025-05-02 09:00 - 11:00 | Nosh Cafe, 1341 Main Street, Springfield, MA, United States
Community Legal Aid cordially invites you to “Bloom and Brew,” a volunteer appreciation event. Join us for coffee and breakfast at Nosh Restaurant and Café in Downtown Springfield as we thank all of our pro bono attorneys, Access to Justice Campaign volunteers, and community partners for your ongoing support.
Let us know if you will be joining us! Register HERE
