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
Leading with Legal Clinics and Presentations: May News
One of VOLS’ strengths is providing legal services in spaces where our clients feel safe, supported, and connected to their…
Clinics, Resources, and Support for New Yorkers: March News
We are proud to share that the VOLS Benefits Law Project has launched its Housing Court Benefits Initiative, establishing a…
VOLS Submits Testimony to the NYC Council Committee on Criminal Justice Preliminary Budget Hearing
On Tuesday, March 24, VOLS Incarcerated Mothers Law Project Director Stephanie Taylor testified before the New York City Council Committee on…
VOLS Submits Testimony to the NYC Council Committee on Small Business Preliminary Budget Hearing
On Monday, March 23, VOLS Microenterprise Project Director Adrian Smith testified before the New York City Council Committee on Small…
VOLS Submits Testimony to the NYC Council Committee on Veterans Preliminary Budget Hearing
On Friday, March 20, VOLS Senior Law Project Director John Holt submitted testimony to the New York City Council Committee on…
VOLS Submits Testimony to the NYC Council Committee on Aging Preliminary Budget Hearing
On Thursday, March 12, VOLS Senior Law Project Director John Holt testified before the New York City Council Committee on…
