Legal Services Vermont

Name

Legal Services Vermont

Legal name

Legal Services Vermont

Website

https://legalservicesvt.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Legal Aid Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111), Individual and Family Services (6241), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Defense & Legal Aid Services (BPAIAFAC), Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD), Legal Literacy & Public Legal Education (Know Your Rights) (EDAAAFAI)

Keywords

• Civil legal aid
• Legal aid services
• Pro bono programs
• Court form automation
• Nonprofit legal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Burlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grants: Primary funding from Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field Grant supporting all civil legal aid work statewide. Additional grants from VOCA (Victims of Crime Assistance) for crime victim services.
2. Technology and Innovation Grants: LSC Technology Initiative Grants for website improvements and guided interview tools. LSC Pro Bono Innovation Fund grants for pro bono program development.
3. Foundation Grants: Grants from American College of Bankruptcy Foundation for bankruptcy assistance projects. Equal Justice Works fellowship funding for law student interns.
4. Individual and Corporate Donations: Donations from individuals and organizations supporting access to justice mission. Tax-deductible contributions under 501(c)(3) status.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Legal Services Vermont is a nonprofit legal aid organization that provides free civil (non-criminal) legal services to low-income Vermonters, including legal advice and information via telephone helpline, online tools, and email/mail; referrals and full legal representation in qualifying matters; self-help legal information and guided court-form tools through VTLawHelp.org; pro bono attorney referrals; and community legal education. Services span housing (eviction defense, rent escrow, foreclosure), family law, public benefits, consumer/debt, bankruptcy, and crime victim assistance including Relief from Abuse orders.

Product overview

Legal Services Vermont operates as a nonprofit legal aid organization offering a coordinated suite of free civil legal services to eligible low-income Vermonters. The core offerings include the statewide legal helpline (1-800-889-2047), the VTLawHelp.org legal information website, and the VTCourtForms guided interview tools for court form preparation. These digital products are complemented by direct services including Rent Escrow Clinics, Family Law Clinics, and the Pro Bono Program that coordinates volunteer attorney referrals. The Legal Roadmaps feature on VTLawHelp.org provides step-by-step guidance through common legal processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Statewide Legal Helpline Toll-free telephone helpline (1-800-889-2047) providing legal advice, screening, information, and referrals to eligible low-income Vermonters; staffed by LSV lawyers and paralegals.
• VTLawHelp.org Statewide legal help website providing plain-language legal information, the Legal Help Tool for referrals, step-by-step Roadmaps with videos, multilingual content in 15+ languages, and online legal assistance tools and forms for low-income Vermonters.
• VTCourtForms Suite of guided interview tools that help self-represented Vermonters who cannot afford a lawyer complete court forms (relief from abuse, divorce, small claims, fee waivers, financial affidavits); leads users through questions, provides helpful information, and produces correctly populated court forms plus a Next Steps document.
• Rent Escrow Clinics Legal clinics that assist unrepresented tenants at rent escrow hearings in Chittenden, Franklin, and Washington counties; offers limited representation to clients facing eviction under Vermont's limited appearance rules.
• Family Law Clinics Free legal clinics connecting pre-screened clients with attorneys for limited counsel and advice on family law matters including divorce, parentage, custody, visitation, and child support; conducted remotely via phone or video conference.
• Legal Roadmaps Step-by-step online tutorials with short motion-graphics videos that help Vermonters navigate common legal issues including Relief from Abuse orders, divorce, security deposit recovery, small claims cases, and Social Security disability benefit appeals.
• Pro Bono Program Statewide volunteer program connecting private lawyers with Vermonters in need; coordinates volunteer attorneys for case referrals, limited-service clinics, and includes a first-year attorney mentorship component leveraging Vermont's bar licensing requirements.
• Legal Help Tool Online triage/intake tool that guides users to appropriate legal help and provides an online help request form for areas in which LSV can assist low-income Vermonters with civil legal problems.
• Full Legal Representation Full legal representation provided by LSV staff attorneys for eligible clients in housing (eviction defense, foreclosure, rent escrow), public benefits, consumer, and family law matters.
• Migrant Farmworker Legal Assistance (H-2A) Outreach and legal assistance to migrant farmworkers in Vermont on H-2A visas, addressing worker's rights, wage issues, housing conditions, and exploitation, delivered in partnership with Pine Tree Legal Assistance.
• Crime Victim / VOCA Legal Assistance Victims of crime assistance - VOCA-funded legal help for survivors of domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, identity theft, and abuse seeking Relief from Abuse orders and related civil remedies.

Quantifiable outcome

• $11 return on every $1 in legal services funding
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Vermont Legal AidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister organization providing comprehensive civil legal aid. LSV and Vermont Legal Aid share statewide legal help line and VTLawHelp.org website, coordinate case representation, and work together on legal needs assessments and systemic advocacy.
• Suffolk University Legal Innovation and Technology (LIT) LabcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvided the Document Assembly Line framework used to build VTCourtForms guided interviews. The Docassemble platform enables creation of guided interviews that populate court forms from user answers.
• Pine Tree Legal AssistanceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner with LSC funding to provide outreach and legal assistance to migrant farmworkers in Vermont under the H-2A visa program.
• Vermont JudiciarymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on development of VTCourtForms tools and provided input on court forms. LSV provides legal assistance at rent escrow hearings in county courts. Judiciary Access and Resource Center contributed to guided interview development.
• Lawyers for Good GovernmentminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVolunteer attorney Kate Moore also volunteers with this organization for separate pro bono work, expanding reach of legal assistance.
• Vermont Domestic Violence OrganizationsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organizations providing input on VTCourtForms Relief from Abuse tool development and referrals for abuse victims seeking protective orders.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vermont Legal Aid: Sister statewide civil legal aid organization in Vermont that shares LSV's statewide legal helpline, VTLawHelp.org website, and case coordination; the closest operational peer given the joint service model.
• Pine Tree Legal Assistance: LSC-funded legal aid program serving low-income clients in rural New England (Maine) — closely comparable rural-jurisdiction, LSC-grantee model and existing LSV partner on H-2A migrant farmworker work.
• Pro Bono Net: National access-to-justice technology nonprofit whose platforms (LawHelp, Docassemble ecosystem) underpin tools like VTCourtForms; operates in LSV's exact A2J technology niche.
• Suffolk University Legal Innovation and Technology (LIT) Lab: Developer of the Document Assembly Line framework that powers LSV's VTCourtForms; the closest technology peer and active collaborator on LSV's core product.
• Legal Aid of North Carolina: Statewide LSC-funded civil legal aid program with a comparable mix of direct representation, helpline intake, and statewide self-help web resources.

Broad incumbents

• Legal Aid Society (New York): Large incumbent civil legal aid provider; comparable in mission and service mix (housing, family, benefits) but operates at materially larger scale and serves a much more populous jurisdiction.

Regional players

• Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation: Statewide funding and coordination body for civil legal aid in Massachusetts, comparable to LSV's statewide grantee role in Vermont and a useful peer on LSC-aligned funding models.

Others

• LawHelp.org: National portal aggregating state legal aid self-help content; VTLawHelp.org is a state-level node in the same network, making LawHelp.org an adjacent ecosystem peer.
• Equal Justice Works: National funder of legal aid fellowships and summer internships that currently funds LSV student interns and an incoming Fall 2026 Fellow; an ecosystem peer rather than direct competitor.

Emerging players

• Justia: Commercial legal information and self-help platform; partial overlap with VTLawHelp.org's public legal information mission and a useful comp on the A2J information frontier.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lawlineofvermont

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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