Self-Help Resources

The Massachusetts Legal Resource Finder will provide you with contact information for legal aid programs, nonprofits, government agencies and lawyer for the day programs that may be able to help you with your legal issue for free or at a low cost. It will also give you links to legal information and self-help materials.

The MassLegalHelp website contains information about your legal rights and other self-help legal resources.

The Massachusetts Court System has a number of useful documents online in the Self Help Center that will help you understand civil law, the court system, and how to prepare for going to court.  You can also access a variety of court forms.

The Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries has information about Massachusetts law.  You can also chat live online with a law librarian.

Community Legal Aid has a library of know-your-rights materials.

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