Changing Lives Through the Law

The City Bar Justice Center, the pro bono affiliate of the New York City Bar, increases access to justice by leveraging the resources of the New York City legal community. Justice Center projects are focused in three areas: Immigrant Justice, Economic Justice and Family Justice. The Justice Center also operates the city’s busiest legal hotline and engages in special projects. The Justice Center annually provides direct legal representation, information and advocacy to over 25,000 poor and vulnerable New Yorkers.

News & Events

Read a note from Executive Director Lynn Kelly.

Read a letter from Mayor Bloomberg and Chief Judge Lippman on the NYC Legal Outreach program. Find out about five events in May and June where you can meet reps from the City, the Office of Court Administration and legal organizations and get info on pro bono opportunities. 

Justice Center Executive Director Lynn Kelly speaks at City Hall launch of "NYC Legal Outreach"--Read her remarks here. Read the NY Law Journal article here.

Reentry Law Project Produces Small Business Toolkit, to help those with criminal records start a business or find a job. With thanks to The John Merck Fund, whose support made it possible.

Great thanks to everybody who made this year's gala such a wonderful success. Read a congratulatory letter from Gov. David Paterson.

NY Times: "An Immigration Attorney is Accused of Being a Fraud, and His Clients Scramble for Help" - read more. 



 

Featured

Watch a video about the Justice Center

Read the Justice Center's Annual Report (PDF)

Read "The Houses They Could Never Afford," an article by Lynn Armentrout, Director of the Lawyers Foreclosure Intervention Network

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Call the Legal Hotline: 212.626.7383