How obtaining legal access can change your life
The strong and resilient women we call clients
Stories from our clients and volunteer attorneys
Meet the people who make it happen
How volunteers help us serve more women
Removing legal barriers and affecting policy change
Her Justice is a nonprofit organization that provides free legal help to women living in poverty in New York City.
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Volunteers are the heart and soul of Her Justice. Whether an individual, volunteer attorney, law firm or corporation, see here how you can get involved in our vital and rewarding work.
Individual InstitutionHer Justice provides free legal help to women living in poverty in New York City. We evaluate each request for legal assistance on an individual basis. Our general criteria are set out below. We weigh many factors and will take extraordinary circumstances into consideration when determining a woman’s financial eligibility for our help. If in doubt contact us.
Katy was determined to take back control of her life.
After years of abuse from her husband, she knew that it was time to leave. She did everything she could to stay safe—keeping her location confidential, blocking him on social media, asking her family not to tell him where she was—and began to create an independent existence.
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On Wednesday, October 2, 2019, Viacom hosted the eighth roundtable discussion in the series “The Real-World Implications of #MeToo-Transforming the Legal Ecosystem” organized by FiscalNote, Her Justice and Thomson Reuters.
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Her Justice Equal Justice Works Fellow Naomi Young was interviewed by Law360 about financial abuse and marital identity theft
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Her Justice is working.
While our offices are physically closed, the Her Justice team is continuing to speak with clients and attorneys as usual, ensuring that clients receive the help they need, no court date is missed, and no lawyer is without support. Check here for updates.
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