Client Centered. Community Focused. Pro Bono Powered.
Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) seeks to ensure that every New Yorker has access to justice by mobilizing pro bono and community partnerships to provide free civil legal services that protect rights and expand opportunities.
Our Services
VOLS’ free legal services support New Yorkers with limited access to resources as they face their civil legal challenges.
Our legal programs support older adults with incapacity and life planning, immigrant young people and families navigating immigration laws, individuals seeking access to public benefits, small business owners with transactional legal challenges, and incarcerated mothers with family law questions.
What's New At VOLS
Pro Bono Spotlight: Victoria Fydrych
Victoria Fydrych is a litigation associate at the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. After externing for…
VOLS Newsletter: July 2022
July News: Summer in the City Earlier this month, the VOLS team gathered to discuss what it means to serve…
Pro Bono Advocates Council End-Of-Summer BBQ
The inaugural VOLS Pro Bono Advocates Council (PBAC) BBQ was a great success! VOLS staff, PBAC members, family, friends, and…
VOLS Testifies At New York City Council Committee on Aging and Women and Gender Equality – June 21, 2022
On June 21, 2022, Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) Legal Director & Senior Law Project Director, Peter Kempner, testified before…
VOLS Testifies At New York City Council Committee on Veterans – June 17, 2022
On June 17, 2022, Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) Legal Director & Senior Law Project Director, Peter Kempner, testified before…
Unemployment Insurance Overpayment Information Sheet
"Understanding the Overpayment Waiver Process" provides an overview on Unemployment Insurance Overpayments and how to determine if you are eligible…
