Legal Services of Long Island

We are highly experienced in poverty law and, from our beginnings, have focused on cases dealing with the survival needs of people with low incomes, involving shelter, food, healthcare, and family issues.

15,000+

People benefit from Legal Services of Long Islands’ direct legal representation yearly.

$2.2M+

Saved through the avoidance of emergency shelter costs and by moving clients off public assistance.

1,800+

People benefitted through important collaborations with our staff of volunteer attorneys.

Who We Are

We are attorneys, paralegals, social workers, and support staff.

We are committed to helping people in need vindicate their rights under the law. We provide free legal services in thousands of civil cases each year as well as legal support to community advocates to ensure that people with low incomes and disabilities have equal access to the civil justice system on Long Island.

Legal Services of Long Island was among the first Legal Services Corporation programs in the state and is currently one of the largest providers of free civil legal assistance in New York.

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Who We Are

We are attorneys, paralegals, social workers, and support staff.

We are committed to helping people in need vindicate their rights under the law. We provide free legal services in thousands of civil cases each year as well as legal support to community advocates to ensure that people with low incomes and disabilities have equal access to the civil justice system on Long Island.

Legal Services of Long Island was among the first Legal Services Corporation programs in the state and is currently one of the largest providers of free civil legal assistance in New York.

CONTACT LSLI

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