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- EIN 13-5562265
- (212) 577-3300
- 199 Water Street New York NY 10038-3526 USA
- www.legal-aid.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Crime & Law, Legal Services
Mission: The legal aid society is a private, not-for-profit legal services organization, the oldest and largest in the nation, dedicated since 1876 to providing quality legal representation to low-income new yorkers. It is dedicated to one simple but powerful belief: that no new yorker should be denied access to justice because of poverty. During the year, the society handled more than 300,000 individual cases and matters and provided a comprehensive range of legal services in three areas: the civil, criminal and juvenile rights practices. Unlike the society's criminal and juvenile rights practices, which are legally mandated and supported by the government, the civil practice relies heavily on private contributions.
Programs: Criminal practice - represented nyc indigent clients involving criminal defense trial, appellate, post-conviction and parole revocation defense matters. It is estimated that the criminal practice worked on approximately 219,000 client matters this year.
juvenile rights practice - represented children and young adults who are the subject of abuse and neglect, delinquency and other matters in the nyc family court. It is estimated that the juvenile rights practice worked on approximately 32,500 ongoing client matters this year.
civil practice - provided civil legal assistance to low-income new yorkers and worked on approximately 48,500 client matters this year.