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NCLA Executive Director to Receive St. Thomas More Medal
On Sunday, September 28, 2008, the Twelfth Annual Red Mass for Judges, Lawyers and Court Personnel will be celebrated at St. Mary's Cathedral by the Bishop of Fall River, the Most Reverend George W. Coleman. NCLA Executive Director, Richard McMahon, Esq., is pleased to be honored with the 2008 St. Thomas More Ecumenical Award. The Red Mass, scheduled for 3:00 PM on September 28, will be followed by a Dinner at White's of Westport. The Red Mass is celebrated annually for judges, lawyers and others who seek justice. Other recipients at this year's Red Mass include: Hon. Keavan J. Cunningham, First Justice of the Taunton District Court (Distinguished Jurist), John J. Folan, Esq., Partner, Folan & McGlone Dartmouth, MA, (Distinguished Attorney), and Cynthia Rose of Dartmouth, Assistant Clerk Magistrate at the Third District Court of Bristol (Distinguished Court Employee). For tickets, please contact Joseph P. Harrington, Esq. 508-996-6765. (added: 9-08-08)
Valquiria C. Ribeiro, Esq., started at NCLA on August 25, 2008.
(added: 9-08-08)
NCLA bids farewell to staff attorney Carolina Africano
The New Center for Legal Advocacy, Inc., wishes former staff attorney Carolina Africano best of luck in her future endeavors. Attorney Africano will be pursuing a career at Greater Boston Legal Services. (added: 8-08-08)
New Center For Legal Advocacy, Inc.
2008 Annual Report Report available in Word Document (.doc) format (added: 6-16-08) The Legal Aid Coalition of Southeastern Massachusetts retained the UMass Dartmouth Center for Policy Analysis to conduct an update of its 2003 Legal Needs Assessment Survey. The goal of the survey is to identify the most critical legal needs of low-income residents in Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket and Plymouth Counties as well as the towns of Avon and Stoughton in Norfolk County. Low-income persons are defined as those with incomes less than 125 percent of the federally-defined poverty level. The study includes three major components: a telephone survey of low-income residents in the five county target area, a self-administered survey completed by low-income residents at various sites throughout the five county target area, and two focus groups held in New Bedford and Barnstable, Massachusetts. Report available in Word Document (.doc) format
(added: 4-30-08)
Legal Aid Coalition of Southeastern Massachusetts (LACSM)
2007-2012 Strategic Plan Report available in PDF format (added: 4-30-08)
2008 Bristol County Bar Association / New Center for Legal Advocacy
Annual Pro Bono Publico Award presented to The Southern New England School of Law for Its commitment to public service and promotion of pro bono legal assistance by its graduates and students (added: 3-12-08) Volunteerism Opportunities at NCLA Each year NCLA hires one volunteer through AmeriCorps' Massachusetts Legal Assistance for Self-Sufficiency Program (MLASSP). Volunteers work a full-time schedule and while enlisted gain valuable work experience, an educational award, and a living stipend. Our 2007-2008 volunteer, Sarah Edwards, is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire and a former intern of the Bristol County District Attorney's Office. Sarah primarily worked within our Private Attorney Involvement project recruiting pro bono attorneys and hosting pro se and bankruptcy clinics but participated in an array of other projects as well including domestic violence coalitions and community outreach events. Sarah's term of service ended in August of 2008, and she went on to pursue a career in another non-profit. If you are interested in enlisting for a year of service with the AmeriCorps' MLASSP, please visit the links below: This website now has a careers section! Click here or go to the careers tab in our links.
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