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
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…
Donate to VOLS to Support Pro Bono Legal Assistance for New Yorkers
Dear Friend of VOLS, Mercedes and her wife Gabriela wanted to start their own commercial cleaning business. But they couldn't…
Microenterprise Project Welcomes Two New Staff Attorneys
Arthur Kats (left) and Shanila Ali (right) with client VOLS welcomes Senior Staff Attorney, Arthur Kats, and Staff Attorney, Shanila…