Our Mission
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During the COVID-19 public health emergency, New Hampshire Legal Assistance is OPEN. We have made some changes to protect the health of our staff and our clients. Staff are generally working from home. We are not answering telephone calls live. Instead, leave a message and we will call you back.
We are also not taking walk-in clients at any of our offices. Instead, please call us or apply for help online at www.nhlegalaid.org
To fax documents to any NHLA office: 1-833-722-0271
NHLA's mission is to fulfill America’s promise of equal justice by providing civil legal services to New Hampshire’s poor, including education and empowerment, advice, representation, and advocacy for systemic change.
We offer our clients high-quality civil legal aid to address the legal problems that affect their daily survival and most basic needs. These services range from simple legal information and advice to vigorous and thorough representation in all of New Hampshire's courts and before many of the local, state and federal agencies which play large roles in their lives. In providing legal services to the poor, NHLA helps ensure the legal system provides the fairness and justice that all New Hampshire residents deserve.
NHLA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, and gender identity, in the delivery of services.
--NHLA offices are closed at 12:00 PM on November 24, 2021 for the Thanksgiving holiday and will reopen on Monday, November 29.--
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NHLA Needs Your Support
NHLA relies on the goodwill and support of the entire community to reach our mission of equal access to justice for all people in New Hampshire. Your financial support strengthens NHLA's ability to serve people facing a civil legal crisis. Use the link above to make a safe and secure donation or if you prefer, you can send your donations, payable to NH Campaign for Legal Services to:
New Hampshire Legal Assistance
Attn: NH Campaign for Legal Services
117 North State Street
Concord, NH 03301
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Latest News
Legal Aid Advocates and UNH Law Students Help 100+ Households with Eviction Cases
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New Medical-Legal Partnership Pilot Program at Dartmouth-Hitchcock to Make Legal Assistance Accessible for Young Families in Need
Posted Oct 27, 2021Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H) has secured funding for a two-year pilot medical-legal partnership (MLP) program to benefit families with young children in the Upper Valley and Sullivan County. D-H will work with legal partner New Hampshire Legal Assistance (NHLA) to host this program at two clinical site ...read more
Legal Aid Attorneys Prevent 30 Evictions Over Three Days
Posted Sep 14, 2021In the wake of the sudden termination of the federal eviction moratorium, dozens of families and individuals faced the sudden prospect of homelessness. Many eviction hearings were scheduled throughout New Hampshire earlier this month. As part of a coordinated effort between state circuit courts an ...read more
