Mission Statement

Northeast Legal Aid (NLA)—through its board, management, and staff—helps low-income and elderly people of Northeast Massachusetts obtain justice and empowerment through skillful, creative, and persistent advocacy for systemic change and high-quality individual representation.   

What We Do

NLA offers free civil legal services to low income and elderly individuals and families in northeast Massachusetts. NLA has full-service offices in Lynn, Lowell and Lawrence, Massachusetts. NLA has an outreach office in Haverhill, Massachusetts with limited hours.

NLA's legal services include everything from community legal education and counsel and advice, to full representation in complex litigation.  

To qualify for NLA’s services, you must meet certain eligibility requirements unless you are elderly or you are a survivor of a crime. If you need civil legal services and cannot afford an attorney, contact us and let us determine if you qualify for our services.

To request help with a legal problem, click here.

If you do not have a legal problem but want to request information about the activities of NLA, click here.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Northeast Legal Aid

Northeast Legal Aid strives to foster a welcoming environment of respect, inclusion and belonging.  Having a staff, board, and volunteers with diverse personal and professional backgrounds and lived experience enables us to better serve our clients in all their diversity, including people of color, women, members of the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, elders, immigrants, people experiencing poverty, and people who are historically and presently marginalized.

Learn more about our subsidiary, Northeast Justice Center.

Click here for the 2024 Needs Assessment.

Click here for the Strategic Plan.

Click here for 2022/2023 Biennial Report.

Click here for the 2021 Annual Report