GREENFIELD — After decades working out of a satellite office on Federal Street, Community Legal Aid has found a new home in downtown Greenfield.

Community Legal Aid, which provides free civil legal services to low-income and elderly residents in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester counties, officially welcomed the public to its new home at 14 Hope St., Suite 104, on Nov. 19. The same building also houses the Greenfield Recorder offices.

Following renovations to the building, Community Legal Aid finally has a full office in Franklin County. It had operated out of a satellite office on Federal Street for about 30 years, working on 387 cases with more than 1,000 residents just last year, according to Managing Attorney Jennifer Dieringer. The new digs on Hope Street, she said, will serve as an opportunity for Community Legal Aid to expand its offerings to Franklin County residents.

“This is the first time in about three decades that we have a fully staffed and fully opened office. We’ve always served Franklin County, but now we are really able to expand our services and have a full-time presence here, which is really exciting,” Dieringer said in an interview in her new office. “Historically, folks working out of our Northampton offices served Hampshire and Franklin counties, so what we’re doing now is building out the office here so we’ll basically double our resources for Franklin County.”

The new office is currently home to four attorneys — who specialize in family law, fair housing and disability laws, alongside Dieringer — and a receptionist. In March, the organization will welcome attorneys specializing in employment, elder affairs, general housing and Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI)/re-entry.

On top of serving as a spot to grow into, Dieringer said Hope Street is an excellent location for an organization that provides legal assistance to people considering the Franklin County Justice Center is just across the street.

“We knew we wanted to be in downtown Greenfield. … Being close to the courthouse is super convenient for us and also for folks who are looking for us,” Dieringer said. “And we needed a space big enough to grow, and this really seems like the perfect spot. We love the historic Recorder building. We love the sort of industrial vibe that we have down here, which is pretty great, but really, it was about making ourselves as accessible as possible to the public.”

It also keeps Community Legal Aid close to partners like Community Action Pioneer Valley, which shares an alley with the Recorder building.

“For the smaller counties, it’s really important to have a physical presence, where you feel like you’re part of the community and you’re available and accessible to people,” Dieringer said. “There are so many social service organizations here that we work with constantly and this will just, I think, deepen those relationships in a really beneficial way.”

Community Legal Aid’s office is open to the public Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Folks are asked to access it using the alleyway between the Recorder and Stone Soup Cafe, which is housed inside All Souls Church.

For more information about Community Legal Aid’s services, visit its website at communitylegal.org.

Chris Larabee can be reached at clarabee@recorder.com.