Montana Legal Services Association | 509 followers on LinkedIn. Working to protect and enhance the civil legal rights of, and promote systemic change for, Montanans living in poverty | Fighting Poverty, Achieving Justice, Improving Lives. The Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA) is a federally and privately funded program that provides free legal assistance in civil cases to low-income people. Our mission is to protect and enhance the civil legal rights of, and promote systemic change for, Montanans living in poverty.