Lawline Volunteer Opportunities
LawLine is a free legal advice service offered by the New Hampshire Bar Association on the second Wednesday of each month from 6:00-8:00 PM.
Participants will receive a telephone call from a volunteer attorney who will offer up to 15 minutes of free legal advice. The goal is to educate the public about the law and the legal system of New Hampshire. Individuals with more complex legal questions may be referred to other resources.
Volunteer attorneys will be assigned in advance a list of no more than 10 individuals to call during the 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. LawLine timeframe. To maintain anonymity, volunteer attorneys should dial *67 followed by the phone number in order to block caller ID. Alternatively, they may go into their phone settings and turn off caller ID during the LawLine session.
Individuals who would like to receive a call from a LawLine attorney will be asked to fill out a short online application in advance. The application will allow staff to collect basic information including the names of the parties involved and a very brief description of their legal issue.
Bar staff will use the case description to assign calls to an attorney who is knowledgeable in the practice area in which the client needs advice.
LawLine questions cover many practice areas Including:
- Family Law
- Landlord/Tenant
- Civil Litigation including Torts
- Estate planning and probate
- Employment law
- Consumer Law
- Debt Collection
- Criminal Law
- Business Law
- Contracts
- Administrative Law
Attorneys unable to host but wishing to participate are also needed to answer callers’ questions. Please consider giving two hours of your time to a worthwhile and popular program.
Lawline Coordinator
If you are interested in volunteering for this limited public service opportunity (two hours), please contact
Lawline Coordinator
603-715-3235
Email