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
Benefits for Low Income Older Veterans
Hi all, Prior to joining Volunteers of Legal Service as the Elderly Project Director, I spent the last seven years…
VOLS Elderly Project Outreach Events July 2018
Hi everyone, The VOLS Elderly Project will be out in the community at a variety of events and legal clinics…
Elderly Project Director Peter Kempner Participates in Panel at New York State Bar Association
On June 12, 2018, the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Veterans, Committee on Continuing Legal Education, Committee on…
Hello from Peter Kempner, VOLS’ Elderly Project Director
I am really excited to start this week as the new Director of the Elderly Project at Volunteers of Legal…
Liz Markuci participates in a panel about Cross Cultural Competence
On April 24, the New York City Bar Association's Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee presented "Cross-Cultural Competence in Pro Bono…
690 Lawyers Benefit 2600 People Through VOLS in 2017
VOLS' numbers for 2017 are in, and we are proud to report that in 2017, VOLS' staff of ten people…