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 Testifies at New York City Council Committee on Finance and Aging Hearing on January 21, 2020
Elderly Project and Legal Director of Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS), Peter Kempner, did double duty on January 21st, 2020…
VOLS Opposes Proposed Rule That Would Eliminate Protections for LGBTQ Seniors
On December 19, 2019, Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) submitted a public comment, with the assistance of Kramer Levin Naftalis…
VOLS Welcomes New Board Members: Boris Bershteyn, Claire James, Jason Halper
Volunteers of Legal Service is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to our Board of Directors: Boris…
Make a Year End Donation to VOLS in 2019
Dear friends: We invite you support a cause near and dear to our hearts: free legal services for New Yorkers, provided…
Executive Director Georgia Lerner of the Women’s Prison Association Speaks at VOLS Community Event on December 9, 2019
The VOLS Incarcerated Mothers Law Project (IMLP) has nurtured a strong partnership with the Women’s Prison Association over twenty five…
Small Business Saturday: Shop VOLS’ clients
Here at VOLS, we understand the importance of shopping local to support your community’s small businesses. When you shop local…
