Welcome to GBLS

Every week, Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) provides free legal assistance and representation on civil (non-criminal) matters to hundreds of residents in the city of Boston and 31 surrounding cities and towns.

When they have nowhere else to turn, families and individuals living in poverty, elders, and people with disabilities look to GBLS for help to secure the most basic necessities of life.

Read their stories and how GBLS makes a difference.

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At Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS), our team of 90+ attorneys and 40+ paralegals provide free civil (non-criminal) legal assistance to low-income individuals and families in and around Boston.

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Every week, there are hundreds of people we cannot help because of lack of resources.

Latest News

Tenant and Immigrant Rights Groups Condemn Proposed HUD Rule Change Targeting Immigrant Families

February 20, 2026
(NEW YORK, NY) — Greater Boston Legal Services, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, The Legal Aid Society, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, the Massachusetts Union of Public Housing Tenants, and the National Housing Law Project together issued the following statement condemning the U.S. Department of Housing…

Federal Court Blocks ICE Abuse of Protected Taxpayer Information

February 6, 2026
Decision comes amid raids of communities and workplaces across the U.S. and during the 2026 tax filing season BOSTON — Immigrant and taxpayer advocates celebrate the decision by a federal court on Thursday to block Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) use of tax-related data from the…

Legal Advocates Ask Supreme Court to End Home Equity Seizures in Tax Foreclosures

October 15, 2025
  For Immediate Release:  After Major Court Victory in Massachusetts, Legal Advocates Bring Home Equity Theft Battle to the Supreme Court BOSTON, MA — The Pioneer New England Legal Foundation (Legal Foundation), Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS), and law firm Greenberg Traurig filed an amicus…

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Greater Boston Legal Services will not discriminate against any person seeking services based upon race, ethnicity, color, gender, age, religion, nation of origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

GBLS' offices reside on tribal lands that belong to the Massachusett people, including the Naumkeag band and the Pawtucket peoples. We at GBLS believe that it is essential to acknowledge that we work on occupied lands of these Indigenous communities, both as a matter of respect, and as an extension of the work we do to further justice. To learn more about Native lands in your community, please visit https://native-land.ca/