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
VOLS Elderly Project Welcomes New Staff Attorney
The VOLS Elderly Project welcomes our newest Staff Attorney, Josias Carrion Rivera. Josias comes to VOLS with a wealth of…
VOLS Mourns the Loss of Michael A. Cooper, VOLS Board Member
Volunteers of Legal Service mourns the loss of Michael A. Cooper, a longtime member of our Board of Directors and…
Honoring Veterans Through Our Service to The Community
The Volunteers of Legal Service Veterans Initiative joins our community in celebrating Veterans Day 2020. Through our ongoing provision of…
Public Comment: VA-proposed changes for service-connected disability policy will harm veterans
On November 9, Volunteers of Legal Service submitted a public comment to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)…
NYSBA News: VOLS Provides Relief to Unemployed Workers During the Pandemic
Published by New York State Bar Association, Pro Bono News, Fall 2020 Edition By Victoria (Tori) Roseman, Volunteers of Legal…
Pro Bono Week Spotlight: Protecting Our Small Businesses
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the VOLS Microenterprise Project recruited volunteers from McDermott, Will & Emery LLP to support small…
