Maryland Center for Legal Assistance (MCLA) Pro Bono Program
- To Volunteer, Contact:
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Location:
580 Taylor AveAPOD-A3Annapolis, MD 21401
- Phone: 410-260-1674
- Website: https://bit.ly/MCLAProBono
- Email: cgoluskin@mdcla.org
Volunteer attorneys are needed to provide brief legal assistance to self-represented litigants in the areas of family law, landlord-tenant, debt collection, peace & protective orders, criminal record expungement, and foreclosure. Services may be provided remotely via live chat and phones, or in-person to walk-in clients at select locations.
To register or learn more about available opportunities, fill out the Registration Form at https://bit.ly/MCLAProBono.
- State(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: Maryland
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Homeless, Housing, Public Benefits, Expungement
- Populations Served: General Public
- Opportunities For: Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Small and medium law firm attorneys
- Need for non-English services: Spanish
- Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Evenings, Flexible, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday 8:30am-8:00pm
- Malpractice insurance is provided for volunteers: Yes
- Training Provided: Yes
- Training Required: No
- CLE credit for trainings: No
- CLE credit for pro bono: No
- Mentoring or supervision offered: Yes
- Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No
- Types of projects in need of Pro Bono help: Client counseling (e.g., brief advice), Hotline staffing
- Long Distance Opportunities: Hotline support, Live chat support, Provide brief advice, Virtual/remote clinics
- Volunteers may participate long-distance: Yes