The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC) is the largest funding source for civil legal aid organizations in Massachusetts.
The Commonwealth established MLAC in 1983 to ensure that people with low incomes facing critical non-criminal legal issues have access to legal information, advice, and representation. Our mission is to improve legal aid in Massachusetts through collaboration with the legal services community, the public, the bar, and the legislature.
While MLAC does not provide legal advice or representation, it can help you find help with a legal issue in Massachusetts, there are several ways to find it.
Massachusetts Legal Resource Finder gives you referrals for free and low-cost programs at legal services organizations, nonprofits, courts and self–help materials.
MassLegalHelp is a website to help you find practical information about your legal rights in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Legal Answers Online is a free service that allows you to ask a volunteer attorney a question over the internet. This is a good option if you have one or two legal questions.
These websites are a collaborative effort of the Massachusetts civil legal aid community and funded by MLAC. MassLegalHelp and the Massachusetts Legal Resource Finder are maintained by lawyers at Massachusetts Law Reform Institute; Mass Legal Answers Online is administered by MLRI with help from the Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association, and is part of the national American Bar Association Free Legal Answers Project.
Additional information and assistance is available through the legal aid organizations listed below.
You may be eligible for civil legal aid based on your annual income. There is different criteria for older adults and crime victims.
MLAC funds organizations that help people resolve civil (non-criminal) legal issues. If you need help with a criminal matter, contact the Committee for Public Counsel Services at 617-482-6212.
https://mlac.org/help/#info
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