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
Peter Kempner To Lead VOLS’ Elderly Project
I am thrilled to announce that Peter Kempner will join VOLS as the Project Director of our Elderly Project on…
VOLS’ IMLP Inspires Project in New Zealand
According to a recent article in the New Zealand Herald, Stacey Shortall, a New Zealand lawyer who volunteered in VOLS' Incarcerated Mothers…
Entrepreneurs Use Pro Bono Legal Services to Launch Tangerine Cleaning
“The Microenterprise Project and our attorneys believed in us and supported our efforts to build a woman-owned business at an early…
VOLS Microenterprise Project Launches Commercial Lease Assistance Program
The VOLS Microenterprise Project is excited to announce the public launch of the Commercial Lease Assistance Program. Department of Small…
VOLS Seeks Elderly Project Director
Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) seeks a Project Director to lead our Elderly Project. VOLS' mission is to leverage the good will,…
Entrepreneur Kalema Boateng on the Value of Pro Bono Legal Services for Growing Businesses
Last year, entrepreneur Kalema Boateng set out to start her own business, Boateng Creatives Consulting. Through customized consulting for businesses, Boateng Creatives…