News and Noteworthy

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  Probate and Family Court Partners With Non-Profit on Pilot Project to Create Massachusetts’ First Public Guardian

  The Probate and Family Court today announced that it is partnering with Public Guardian Services (PGS), a Massachusetts non-profit organization, to implement a pilot project for a public guardian in Massachusetts. The pilot is expected to begin in July and will be implemented in Suffolk and Plymouth Counties. Read Full Article
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  Now Offering Online Continuing Legal Education

  The Social Law Library is now offering our top-rated CLE programs as webinars! Join us for COVID-19: DIVORCE QUESTIONS AND 19 POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS on August 11! Check out our list of upcoming Continuing Legal Education Webinars. Many of these scheduled programs are approved for CPCS credit hours. New programs are being added to the calendar frequently! Read Full Article
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  Massachusetts State Bar Exam to be Conducted Remotely

  The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court and the Board of Bar Examiners (BBE) today announced that, due to seating limitations and safety concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the September 30 and October 1 in-person Massachusetts administration of the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) has been cancelled. An alternative, remotely-administered exam for admission to the Massachusetts bar will be offered in lieu of the UBE on October 5 and 6, 2020. Read Full Article
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  State Releases Report on Veterans Home Deaths ​

  On June 24 the Governor’s office released the report of the investigation of the circumstances that led to the deaths of seventy-six residents of the Holyoke Soldiers Home from Covid 19. Read Full Article
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  Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission Launches COVID-19 Pro Bono Portal

  The Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission's COVID-19 Task Force Pro Bono Committee has launched the COVID-19 Pro Bono Portal, a collaborative, statewide tool connecting attorneys and law students to pandemic-related pro bono opportunities that serve low-income residents of the Commonwealth. Read Full Article