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
Consumer advocates seeking stories of debtors harassed by lawyers BEFORE court cases
Dear Friends,Do you know someone who has been harassed, frightened, or confused by debt-collection attorneys before a lawsuit was started against them?…
Microenterprise Project Partners Win $100,000 for Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Dozens of immigrant-owned restaurants, including Delicioso Restaurant (left), are benefiting from the newly formed United Business Cooperative. On January 13,…
VOLS & APBCO Host Small Business Legal Academy in Brooklyn
On November 19, 2014, Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) joined the Association of Pro Bono Counsel (APBCo) and ten additional organizations to…
Annamaria Santamaria Featured on LawHelp’s RealNY
Annamaria Santamaria, Project Coordinator for VOLS' Immigration Project, was recently featured on LawHelp's RealNY in a Spanish-language interview. RealNY Article: Annamaria…
Paul, Weiss Wins Unemployment Benefits for Pro Bono Client
Working with VOLS' Unemployment Insurance Advocacy Project, a team at Paul, Weiss, including litigation partner David Brown, won unemployment benefits…
VOLS Elderly Project Director Alex Ryley Featured on LawHelp’s REALNY
Alex Ryley, VOLS' Elderly Project Director, was featured today on LawHelp's RealNY, discussing the need for low-income elderly New Yorkers…
