Client Centered. Community Focused. Pro Bono Powered.
VOLS partners with New York City’s community organizations, law firms and companies
to provide free civil legal services to New Yorkers with limited access to resources.
Our Services
VOLS’ free legal services support New Yorkers with limited access to resources as they face their civil legal challenges.
VOLS works with older adults, immigrant youth, individuals seeking public benefits, small business owners, and incarcerated mothers.
What's New At VOLS
VOLS Testifies at City Council Hearing on Preliminary Budget for Veterans
On Tuesday, March 23, VOLS' Legal Director Peter Kempner spoke at a hearing of the New York City Council's Committee…
VOLS Elderly Project Director Joins Village View NORC Advisory Board
Elderly Project Director Peter Kempner has been invited to become a member of the Village View NORC Advisory Board. Village…
VOLS Microenterprise Project Testimony to Committee on Small Business
On March 17th, 2021, VOLS Microenterprise Project Director Arthur Kats testified before the New York City Council Committee on Small…
VOLS Microenterprise Project Welcomes Pro Bono Scholar Parth Kalaria
VOLS Microenterprise Project Pro Bono Scholar Parth Kalaria has had a longstanding interest in the intersection of business and law.…
VOLS Celebrates National Social Worker Month
March is Social Work Month. Volunteers of Legal Service celebrates the social workers who are integral to the services we…
#StopAsianHate: VOLS Statement and Reflection by Kachun Leung
On Tuesday night, March 16, a shooter targeted three different salons and spas in the Atlanta-area. In the end, the massacre left eight people dead. Six of the victims were…
