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
VOLS Stands with NYC Immigrants Like Fabio Gomez
THE IMPACT OF YOUR SUPPORT Born in the Dominican Republic, Fabio Gomez, 21, is an artist from East New York.…
Advocate for DACA
A DREAM NOT DEFERRED: Help more young people gain access to justiceand have an opportunity to achievethe American Dream The President-elect…
Pro Bono Legal Assistance Since 1984
Since 1984, year after year, under both Democratic and Republican presidents, VOLS has enabled hundreds of volunteer lawyers to defend the rights…
How Working Parents Spend Their Time
How do working parents juggle it all? Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics sheds some light on this through…
Upcoming free webinar on Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation
Dear Friends, I'm writing to alert you to a free webinar entitled "Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation: An Overlooked Lifeline for…
Upcoming Brooklyn event on fighting back if your rent is illegally high
Dear Friends, ProPublica and the Brooklyn Public Library are hosting a FREE community forum on October 20 to empower New…
