Maryland Legal Services Program

Becoming a Maryland Legal Services Program Provider
Request for Proposals (RFP's) for legal representation are issued and awarded for MLSP services. The requests are for individuals with extensive experience in child welfare, child disability, family law, and/or related representation fields. Once contracts have been awarded, the program ensures the quality of its contracted legal services by:

  • Monitoring the number of hours dedicated to each case
  • Monitoring the number of contacts the attorney has with the client
  • Overseeing the attorney client ratio
  • Meeting with the Judiciary, local Departments, Legislature, and legal services providers to assess the quality of services performed
  • Auditing contracted services; and
  • Providing training sessions for the legal services contractors