Our Borough Offices
Legal Services NYC is embedded in the communities we serve. Our neighborhood-based offices and outreach sites help more than 108,000 New Yorkers annually. Our services are free. LSNYC will never charge its clients for legal representation. Learn more about our Borough Offices below.
Bronx Legal Services
Bronx Legal Services, the largest provider of free civil legal services in the borough, provides free legal help to low-income Bronx residents. The Bronx is the poorest borough in New York City and home to the poorest Congressional district in the United States. Nearly a third of Bronx residents live below the federal poverty line.
Brooklyn Legal Services
Brooklyn Legal Services is entrenched in Brooklyn’s diverse neighborhoods and communities and partners with community organizations, small businesses, tenant associations, elected officials and many others to fight for real and lasting economic, racial, and social justice for marginalized communities across the borough.
Manhattan Legal Services
Manhattan Legal Services (MLS) represent and advise thousands of low-income residents of Manhattan to help them face crises and obtain basic needs. Our advocates seek permanent change in the lives of the low income clients they serve by working with community residents and providers to identify problems and to find solutions to the multiple problems which impact their communities.
Queens Legal Services
Queens Legal Services (QLS) provides high-quality civil legal services, social work support and advocacy to low-income communities in Queens. Founded in 1967, our staff of over 100 today assists thousands of individuals each year and reaches thousands more through outreach and community legal education. QLS also works with our clients and community partners to identify and challenge the systemic inequalities faced by low-income communities in Queens and throughout New York City.
Staten Island Legal Services
Staten Island Legal Services (SILS), was founded in 2004 in response to rising poverty levels on Staten Island. SILS focuses on both individual and systemic advocacy, outreach and community education. With almost 40 dedicated and highly-trained staff, SILS assists thousands of low-income individuals and families a year. Our staff works closely with the communities we serve and regularly conducts outreach and community education and builds relationships with community leaders and organizers, to achieve holistic solutions for our clients.
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