Massachusetts IOLTA Committee
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Massachusetts IOLTA Committee
@maiolta.bsky.social
The Massachusetts IOLTA Committee provides funding for civil legal aid programs and projects to increase access to justice for Commonwealth residents who cannot afford an attorney.

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Congratulations to all the new MA attorneys sworn in this week!

Bar membership comes with certain responsibilities, including following rules about handing client funds and IOLTA accounts. More info: www.maiolta.org/blog/117-iol.... Questions? Call: 617-723-9093 or email: questions@maiolta.org.
November 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Nominations for this year's 2025-26 Access to Justice Awards are now open! Click here: www.MassBar.org/AJAwards to learn more an nominate a deserving colleague!
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
ICYMI, Community Legal Aid's October newsletter is full of examples of CLA's critical work providing free civil legal services to low-income and elderly residents of Central and Western Massachusetts 👇
CLA's new Fitchburg office, Pro Bono Month, and more! Your October 2025 edition of Justice Matters is out now!
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Community Legal Aid News, October 2025🎃📰
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November 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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📣Extra, extra! 🗞 Our latest issue of The Advocate: A YAF and EdLaw Newsletter was just released! To read the first quarter newsletter of our Fiscal Year 2026, check your email or visit our website now at: www.youthadvocacyfoundation.org/theadvocate
November 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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GBLS' new LGBTQ+ Family Law Project is here to help! Please contact our Family Law Unit if you need assistance with any of the matters below.
November 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Check out Health Law Advocates' Fall Newsletter to learn about the critical work HLA advocates do every day to ensure Massachusetts residents have access to the healthcare they need👇The Massachusetts IOLTA Committee is proud to help support HLA!

@hlamass.bsky.social @maiolta.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Big thank you to Governor Maura Healy for declaring October Pro Bono Month in Massachusetts!

Pro bono plays a crucial role in closing the justice gap by helping people who cannot afford a lawyer when facing high-stakes civil legal issues. Find a pro bono opportunity today: massprobono.org
October 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Do you have tax problems? GBLS' Low Income Taxpayer Clinic invites you to Problem Resolution Day w/the IRS & DOR. More info: taxbenefits-help@gbls.org
WHEN: Thu, Sep 18, 2025 at 12:30-6 PM
WHERE: Roslindale Branch of the Boston Public Library, 4246 Washington St, Boston
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Local Event: Tax Problem Resolution Day with the IRS and MA DOR
Check out the latest community post from one of your neighbors. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)
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September 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Want to help dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline? ✊ EdLaw is hiring Staff Counsel. Details: www.youthadvocacyfoundation.org/employment-i...
September 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Good luck to everyone taking the Massachusetts Bar Exam this week! #Massachusetts #BarExam #LawSchool #LawStudents #RootingForYou
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July 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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FREE Clinics to Protect your Housing Record!
3rd Wednesdays starting 7/16, 11am–1pm

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Clínicas GRATIS para proteger su historial de vivienda
Cada 3er miércoles desde 7/16, 11am–1pm
July 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
ICYMI, the latest Docket Newsletter from @hlamass.bsky.social is full of examples of how HLA works every day to ensure MA residents have access to the health care services they need ⬇️ We're proud IOLTA funds help support HLA's critical work! myemail.constantcontact.com/HLA-s-Docket...
HLA's Docket: Summer 2025
Email from Health Law Advocates Get the latest in this edition of the Docket! The Docket: Summer 2025 WHAT'S INSIDE: Client Spotlights Layla Marcelo Outreach Recap: Medical Debt Panel Policy Corner: H
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June 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Questions about your rights at work? GBLS and other groups have answers! Come to the Workers' Rights Clinic June 25 from 5-7pm, at 2300 Washington St. in Roxbury. The clinic is organized by the ‪@boston.gov‬ Office of Labor Compliance and Worker Protections.
June 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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📣 Free Citizenship Workshop! 📣
Get help applying for U.S. citizenship at the Thomas Crane Public Library in Quincy on July 31!

✅ Have a green card 5+ yrs (or 3+ if married to a U.S. citizen)? You may qualify!
📲 Schedule your eligibility screening here: lnk.bio/projectcitizenship
June 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
We're looking forward to celebrating the wonderful @massbar.bsky.social Access to Justice awardees next week!
The MBA is excited to host the Access to Justice Awards Celebration on Thursday, June 5. This week, we are proud to highlight three of the nine award winners who will be honored. Read more about this week's honorees here: www.massbar.org/publications...
May 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Read the 2024 Massachusetts IOLTA Program Annual Report to learn how IOLTA funds make a significant difference in the lives of real people & in our communities by providing legal help to individuals & families who cannot afford an attorney. www.maiolta.org/all-document....
April 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
🎉 Congratulations to the grantees & thank you to the BBF for awarding these critical Know Your Rights grants so everyone in MA can understand their legal rights!

Funding from the IOLTA Committee supports these grants & many other projects to increase access to justice in the Commonwealth.
The Boston Bar Foundation, which serves as the charitable affiliate of the Boston Bar Association, announced today that it will distribute $247,634 in Know Your Rights grants to 25 Massachusetts organizations.

Read more below:

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Boston Bar Foundation to Distribute Nearly $250,000 in Know Your Rights Grants - Boston Bar Association
The Boston Bar Foundation (BBF), which serves as the charitable affiliate of the Boston Bar Association (BBA), announced today that it will distribute
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March 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
🚨Hiring Alert 🚨Several wonderful legal aid organizations in Massachusetts are hiring attorneys, paralegals, grants managers, and other staff: mlac.org/resources/ca... Join one of these mission-driven teams making a difference every day!
February 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Good luck to everyone taking the Massachusetts Bar Exam this week! #Massachusetts #BarExam #LawSchool #LawStudents #RootingForYou
February 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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If you have children in K-12 school and are facing eviction, the Access to Counsel Program can help! Reach out to your Boston Public Schools liaison or contact the Office of Housing Stability: bit.ly/housing-stability-office
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February 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Tax Problems? Problem Resolution Day TOMORROW 12:30-4:00 at the Roslindale Branch library. Reps from the Taxpayer Advocate Services of the IRS and the MA Dept of Revenue will be at the Rosi library along with attorneys from GBLS' Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. You may qualify for free help!
February 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The Massachusetts Bar Foundation is accepting applications for 2025/26 IOLTA grants to support nonprofits in MA that provide civil legal services to low-income clients or work to improve the administration of justice. Deadline is 3/21/25. More info: www.massbarfoundation.org/iolta-grants...
IOLTA Grants Program — Massachusetts Bar Foundation
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February 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Massachusetts attorneys - do you have questions about the IOLTA section of your annual BBO registration? The Massachusetts IOLTA Committee is here to help! Please call us at 617-723-9093 or email us at questions@maiolta.org.

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February 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Many ppl in Massachusetts need legal help w/critical civil issues but cannot afford a lawyer. Pro bono helps close this justice gap, and the redesigned Mass Pro Bono website connects legal professionals & law students w/pro bono opportunities in their communities massprobono.org
Home - Mass Pro Bono
Lawyers, law students and advocates can find a pro bono volunteer opportunity to help people throughout Massachusetts with their legal needs.
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February 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Great public interest law opportunity for an experienced litigator to help lead @hlamass.bsky.social's work to ensure universal access to quality health care in #Massachusetts: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...

#Hiring #PublicInterestLaw #LegalAidChangesLives
Health Law Advocates, Inc. hiring Litigation Director in Boston, MA | LinkedIn
Posted 6:33:06 PM. Health Law Advocates (HLA) is a non-profit, public interest law firm committed to…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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February 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM