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Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) is a nonprofit organization that provides free civil legal assistance to low-income people in New York City. The community-based organization serves more than 100,000 clients annually. [ 2 ]
Mobilization for Justice provides free services on “pressing civil legal needs including matters regarding housing and foreclosure; consumer, bankruptcy, tax and employment; a variety of legal issues faced by the aged and people with mental illness and physical disabilities; government benefits and immigration; and legal issues that kinship caregivers and parents of children with ...
The Legal Aid Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit legal aid provider based in New York City. Founded in 1876, it is the oldest and largest provider of legal aid in the United States . [ 1 ] Its attorneys provide representation on criminal and civil matters in both individual cases and class action lawsuits .
The New York City Civil Service Commission (CSC) is the local civil service commission and hears appeals by city employees and applicants that have been disciplined or disqualified. The New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) is the board tasked with investigating complaints about alleged misconduct on the part of the New York City ...
The New York City Bar Legal Referral Service (LRS) is the oldest lawyer referral service in New York State, and the first one in New York City approved by the American Bar Association. [24] The LRS is a not-for-profit organization, founded by the New York City Bar Association (est. 1870) and the New York County Lawyers' Association (est. 1908).
Staten Island Legal Services (SILS) is an American non-profit agency providing free civil legal assistance to low-income people on Staten Island in New York City. [1] SILS has served more than 10,000 clients after its creation in 2004.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ legal team trying to get public corruption case tossed by claiming ex-top fed prosecutor tainted jury pool Rich Calder January 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Over the last two decades, civil legal aid services have shown to save the homes of more than 6,000 tenants in New York according to the 1996 study by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. [54] Because of the fragmented nature of civil legal aid in the US, cost benefit analyses are often specific to a given State.