Nineteen New York law firms have pledged $1.9 million to help provide affordable legal services to people with modest incomes who make too much to qualify for free legal aid. This marks the second “low bono” project announced this year by firms attempting to address the pressing need for legal services in this market.
Each New York firm is contributing $100,000 to the Court Square Law Project, to be located at the City University of New York School of Law in Long Island City. The project will be staffed by 10 recent law school graduates, who will be enrolled in a special CUNY graduate law program and receive a $44,000 annual stipend. The project, which is not limited to CUNY alumni, plans to accept clients next year.
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