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
VOLS 2021 Pro Bono Dean’s List Awardees
NYSBA & VOLS Unemployed Workers Project Presents: Virtual Unemployment Insurance Hearings Clinic
In recognition of 2021 National Pro Bono Week, VOLS Unemployed Workers Project and the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)…
VOLS Co-Hosts “Chat with the Expert” Series with NYC Department for the Aging
VOLS Legal Director Peter Kempner joined the New York City Department for the Aging and PSS Life University for their…
VOLS Testifies at New York City Council Committee on Small Business
VOLS Staff Attorney, Imran Hossian, gave a testimony to the Committee on Small Business on behalf of the Micro Project. His…
During the Pandemic: Leading the VOLS Microenterprise Project in New York City
Small businesses today face a legal landscape that has been permanently altered by the effects of COVID, and they are in need of high-quality assistance more than ever before. Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS), which has provided free legal advice and representation to low-income…
VOLS Microenterprise Project Welcomes New Microenterprise Project Director Kristen Belolan
VOLS is proud to announce the promotion of Kristen Belolan as Project Director for the Microenterprise Project. Prior to joining…
