Volunteer Lawyers Project:
Participating Volunteer Attorneys

In General
Check Available Dates and Times to Volunteer
Schedule Your Volunteer Time
Affirmation of Completion

In General

If you have completed the requisite training by attending all three of the training sessions, you now qualify to schedule your volunteer time and satisfy your 6-hour commitment to the Civil Court.

You will be providing an important public service by helping self-represented litigants who are in need of legal assistance and guidance with Small Claims and Civil Court cases in the Civil Court's Help Center in New York County.

For additional information or questions about your volunteer service, contact Laurie B. Milder, Special Counsel, Civil Court Volunteer Lawyers Project, at (646) 386-5850, or email VLPCivil@courts.state.ny.us.

Check Available Dates and Times to Volunteer

To select Dates and Times for your 6 hours of volunteer service, refer to the calendars below, which reflect those Dates and Time slots that have already been selected by other volunteer lawyers.

October  November  December

At this time, volunteer opportunities for the Civil Division of the Volunteer Lawyers Project are only available in the Civil Court's Help Center in New York County on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9AM-5PM (closed 1PM-2PM for lunch).

Schedule Your Volunteer Time

After confirming that your chosen Dates and Times of volunteer service are available, you can use the on-line scheduling form to submit your available dates and times.

Affirmation of Completion

Please keep track of the Dates and Times that you provided volunteer services in the Civil Court's Help Center. 

Every Volunteer Lawyer in the Project must submit an online Affirmation of Completion upon completing the minimum 6 hours of volunteer service.