New York County Lawyers Association

The Association is organized and shall be operated as a bar association exclusively for charitable and educational purposes with the primary objective of promoting the public interest by advancing the science of jurisprudence; by promoting the administration of justice and reforms in the law which may be in the public interest; by elevating the standards of integrity, honor and courtesy in the legal profession and cherishing the spirit of brotherhood among members of the Association, all to the end that the public interest may be served; by applying its knowledge and experience in the field of law to the promotion of the public good; by arranging for the provision by its members of free legal services for indigent, low income and other persons in need, and by engaging in such other activities appropriate to a bar association as are within these objects and as will primarily promote the public interest.