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The City Bar Justice Center, formerly the
City Bar Fund, is the pro bono affiliate of the New York City Bar.
Having established relationships with government, nonprofit and
academic legal institutions, with corporations and private law
firms of all sizes, and with bar associations locally, nationally
and internationally, the City Bar Justice Center has the unique
ability to bring together all segments of the bar to collaboratively
address legal needs. |
By harnessing resources from the legal profession, the City Bar Justice
Center annually provides direct legal representation, information,
and advocacy to 25,000 poor and vulnerable New Yorkers from all five
boroughs. Clients include immigrants, battered women, the homeless,
the elderly, cancer survivors, consumers filing for bankruptcy, struggling
small businesses and those in need who cannot otherwise access legal
resources. We recruit, train and mentor volunteer
attorneys to provide advice and representation; offer a legal telephone
hotline; assist clients proceeding without representation in divorce
and consumer bankruptcy matters; and educate the public on legal issues.
Through the City Bar Public Service Network, we catalyze lawyers to
serve the public and their profession by providing the means and opportunities
to do pro bono legal and non-legal projects.
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