The Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing civil legal assistance to those Brooklyn residents who need it most.  One of the only legal services organizations that operates borough-wide in Brooklyn, the VLP recruits, trains and supports volunteer attorneys from the private bar and matches them up with programs designed to meet critical legal needs in our community.

Our mission

The mission of the Volunteer Lawyers Project is to ensure that the legal system is accessible to those who, because of special needs or the overwhelming burdens of poverty, would not otherwise have their rights protected or their voices heard.  Since 1990, attorneys from the private bar have provided critical pro bono assistance through the VLP to over 16,000 individuals and families from Brooklyn’s poorest neighborhoods.  The goal of each VLP volunteer attorney is to use the legal system to help people regain dignity and control over their lives.

The VLP, an independent 501 (c) (3) non-profit, was originally funded under the auspices of the Brooklyn Bar Association through a demonstration grant from the New York State IOLA Fund and the New York Bar Foundation. It continues to receive funding from IOLA and NYBF, as well as from private foundations and individual donors.

For more information, please call us at 718-624-3894 or e-mail: info@brooklynvlp.org.