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
Remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
VOLS mourns the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an icon -a diva- for truth and justice. I was fortunate…
VOLS Government Resource Guide for Small Businesses Affected By COVID-19
PDF in English PDF en Español 中国PDF **This page was last updated September 17th, 2020.** Below is a list of…
NYC Veterans Law Working Group Submit Statement in Support of Increase Screenings
The VOLS Veterans Initiative joined other members of the New York City Veterans Law Working Group in submitting a statement…
Updates on Federal Assistance for Unemployed New Yorkers
On August 8, 2020, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum authorizing additional unemployment insurance benefits through the Lost Wages Act…
September 11 and Beyond, by Bill Dean in 2001
Article originally published in New York Law Journal, November 2001 September 11 and Beyond As we honor the memory of…
