Client Centered. Community Focused. Pro Bono Powered.
VOLS provides free civil legal services to low-income New Yorkers through close partnerships with community-based organizations, law firms and companies. Our vision is access to justice for every New Yorker.
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
Read VOLS’ 2021 Impact Report
VOLS published in NYSBA Fall 2021 Newsletter
VOLS Legal Director, Peter Kempner, was published in NYSBA Fall 2021 Newsletter, discussing vulnerable New Yorkers need to plan for…
Thank you from VOLS
VOLS Newsletter: November 2021
November 2021: Bouncing Forward As we enter the holiday season, the theme of resilience is on our minds at VOLS.…
VOLS Microenterprise Project on UNIVISION: Asistencia legal gratuita para pequeñas empresas
Volunteers of Legal Service helps emerging and established small business owners with legal education, transactions, and defense. Voluntarios De Servicios Legal (VOLS), apoya a…
VOLS-Supported Laws to Protect NYC Small Businesses Partially Upheld upon Appeal
On October 28, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on a challenge to The Commercial Tenant Harassment…
