Legal Aid Society of Mid New York

Name

Legal Aid Society of Mid New York

Legal name

Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc.

Website

https://lasmny.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Legal Aid Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Individual and Family Services (6241), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAM

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

Keywords

• Civil legal aid
• Nonprofit law services
• Tenant defense
• Elder law services
• Foreclosure prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Utica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Voluntary donations from individuals processed through the Zeffy donation platform. Accepts Visa, Discover, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, Google Pay, and Apple Pay. Free service model means donations directly fund legal aid delivery.
2. Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Grants: Federal grants from the Legal Services Corporation, including Technology Initiative Grants (LSC TIG) supporting technology projects for low-income legal aid delivery. LSC is referenced as the primary federal funder with logo displayed on site.
3. Government & Foundation Grants: Compliance with LSC and grant-based reporting requirements suggests diversified public and private grant funding streams. Staff comply with all LSC and LASMNY policies, procedures, and grant-based reporting requirements.
4. Investment Income / Endowment: Organization is structured as Inc. (Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc.), implying an endowment or invested reserve base supporting operations. Detailed financials are within the 2025 Annual Report.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York is a nonprofit law office delivering free civil legal services to income-eligible individuals across a 13-county service area in Central New York. The organization operates six specialized practice areas — Older Americans, Victim Assistance, Disability Advocacy, Tenant Defense, Foreclosure Prevention, and Agricultural Worker Project — through six physical offices in Utica, Syracuse, Binghamton, Watertown, Oswego, and Oneonta, supported by telephone HelpLines, an online intake application, and a pro bono Private Attorney Involvement network.

Product overview

Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York (LASMNY) is a non-profit civil legal aid law office, not a software vendor, so its "products" are service programs rather than packaged software. The portfolio is organized as a portfolio of civil legal-aid practice areas (Older Americans Project, Victim Assistance Project, Disability Advocacy Project, Tenant Defense Project, Foreclosure Prevention Project, Agricultural Worker Project, plus Additional Services) delivered through shared client-facing channels (Online Intake powered by LegalServer, a HelpLine, and Office Locations across Utica, Syracuse, Binghamton, Watertown, Oswego, and Oneonta). Layered on top are talent programs that support that delivery: the Hon. Hugh C. Humphreys Memorial Fellowship, Law-Graduate Positions, and an Internships & Externships Program, plus a Private Attorney Involvement / Pro Bono Program that supplies volunteer attorneys. The only forward-looking technology product in the portfolio is the planned AI-Powered Intake & Referral Assistant (IRA), an internally facing AI tool that LASMNY is procuring via RFP (May 2026) to centralize eligibility, funding, and case-routing knowledge for intake staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Older Americans Project Free civil legal services for low-income older adults in Central New York covering healthcare proxies, advance directives, simple wills, powers of attorney, public benefits, and elder abuse.
• Victim Assistance Project Civil legal services for domestic violence survivors in the 13-county service area including orders of protection, family offense petitions, custody, divorce, and safety planning.
• Disability Advocacy Project Civil legal services program for individuals facing barriers to disability benefits or disability-related discrimination, including SSI/SSD claims and accommodation disputes.
• Tenant Defense Project Housing defense legal assistance for tenants facing eviction, unsafe living conditions, illegal lockouts, security deposit disputes, and housing discrimination.
• Foreclosure Prevention Project Civil legal services program helping homeowners at risk of foreclosure, including pre-foreclosure counseling, mortgage modification support, and 2026 tax-consequences guidance.
• Agricultural Worker Project Specialty civil legal services for agricultural workers, including H-2A program workers, covering wage disputes, employer non-compliance, and unsafe housing and transportation conditions.
• Online Intake Application Public online application powered by LegalServer for prospective clients to apply for legal aid services in English or Spanish, walking applicants through intake, opposing parties, and problem description.
• Legal HelpLine and Housing Preservation Line Telephone counsel and advice lines — Legal HelpLine at (877) 777-6152 and Housing Preservation Line at (315) 793-7083 — for urgent and routine intake screening and routing.
• Private Attorney Involvement (PAI) Pro Bono Program Program engaging volunteer private attorneys to deliver consultations, clinics (Attorney of the Day, Pro Se Divorce, Simple Estate Planning), direct representation, and reverse referrals across the 13-county service area.
• Hon. Hugh C. Humphreys Memorial Fellowship

Quantifiable outcome

• ~400 hours of free legal work donated by volunteer private attorneys in the past year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Syracuse University College of LawcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerClose relationship including a Housing Clinic partnership where multiple Syracuse University law students serve as interns/externs at LASMNY. The Binghamton office also runs a volunteer Student Law Internship Program each spring. Students from Utica College, Hamilton College, Colgate University, SUNY Binghamton, and other institutions are encouraged to apply.
• ZeffycoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline donation processing platform used to securely accept donations. All donations are processed through Zeffy, supporting payment methods including Visa, Discover, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, Google Pay, and Apple Pay.
• LegalServercoreTechnology or IntegrationPowers the organization's online intake application system, including multi-language intake flows (English/Spanish), applicant information capture, opposing parties, and problem description steps. Also provides case management system for billable time and case notes.
• LawHelpNYminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExternal legal aid referral network. The LASMNY site includes a direct link to LawHelpNY.org in its primary navigation under Know Your Rights, providing clients with a broader directory of legal aid resources.
• New York State Bar AssociationminorOthersRecognizes pro bono service by volunteer attorneys (e.g., Hon. Hugh C. Humphreys received NYSBA awards for pro bono work). Senior volunteers may also qualify for "Attorney Emeritus" status through the NYSBA. Pro bono recognition is granted at local and state levels via the NYSBA.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Pro Bono Net: National nonprofit that builds technology and capacity for legal aid and pro bono programs; operates LawHelp.org and related platforms. Adjacent technology and infrastructure provider for the civil legal aid sector in which LASMNY participates.
• National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA): National membership and advocacy organization for civil legal aid and public defender organizations across the United States. Member-driven trade association relevant to LASMNY's funding environment and policy advocacy.

Emerging players

• Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP): Central New York (Syracuse-based) pro bono legal services organization connecting private attorneys with low-income clients. Closest direct comparator to LASMNY's Private Attorney Involvement program in the same Syracuse/CNY footprint.

Direct peers

• Empire Justice Center: New York statewide civil legal aid and advocacy organization with similar project-based service areas (housing, elder, disability, benefits). A primary peer because both organizations deliver free civil legal services to low-income New Yorkers across overlapping practice areas.
• New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG): NYC-based nonprofit providing free civil legal services to low-income New Yorkers across housing, family, elder, consumer, and immigration law. Comparable service model, target population, and funding mix (LSC + foundation grants) to LASMNY.
• City Bar Justice Center: NYC-based nonprofit affiliated with the NYC Bar Association that runs pro bono projects, legal clinics, and direct representation for low-income New Yorkers. Comparable pro bono-driven model and project structure.

Regional players

• Legal Aid Society of Rochester: Upstate New York LSC-funded civil legal aid provider with comparable practice areas and service model. Direct functional peer operating in a different region of New York State.
• Legal Assistance of Western New York (LawNY): LSC-funded civil legal aid provider serving Western and Central New York counties with comparable project structure and population focus. Direct peer in service area and practice mix but non-overlapping geography.
• Neighborhood Legal Services of Erie County: Buffalo-based LSC-funded civil legal aid nonprofit serving low-income clients across housing, family, consumer, elder, and disability law. Similar operating model and case mix to LASMNY but focused on the Buffalo/Erie region.

Broad incumbents

• The Legal Aid Society: New York City's largest civil legal aid provider, offering a comparable portfolio of free legal services across housing, family, elder, disability, and consumer law. Most directly comparable New York legal aid peer though materially larger and serving NYC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lasmny

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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