Pro bono experiences these lawyers won’t forget
Pro bono work goes right to the heart of shaping justice, and these stories will educate you while inspiring you.
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Student Lawyer: Pro Bono Changes Lives
Want to help build empathy, starting with your own little corner of the world? Pro bono is your best move. You can make a career out of it, develop projects and initiatives to meet every situation, or pave the way for the next generation of lawyers.
How law students helped others during the pandemic
Law students have leveraged their legal training to pursue relief for tenants and prisoners confined during the pandemic. While some have worked though their law schools’ clinical programs or local legal aid societies, others have teamed up directly with local attorneys engaged in pro bono
How the ABA stepped up legal aid efforts during the pandemic
The pandemic has affected people and businesses of all varieties—and pro bono services and legal aid organizations haven’t escaped its devastation. That has exacerbated the justice gap. Eighty-six percent of civil legal problems reported by low-income Americans were handled with inadequate or no legal help,
Think there’s nothing new in pro bono? Meet Dear Future Colleague
Remember applying to law school? When are the deadlines? Is it better to apply earlier or later? What’s the LSAT? And what number should I strive for? Remember scouring the internet for guidance? Becca Human, a 2L at Harvard Law School, does.
Pro bono: The cradle of empathy in our profession
Pro bono work is work undertaken without charge. It’s shorthand for the longer phrase pro bono publico, which literally means “for the public good.” It’s something the legal profession has always encouraged for many reasons. That’s mostly because it’s the profession’s contribution to the community,
Putting the pro into pro bono
Simply put, we need more productive people to provide more help to more people. If living through this pandemic has taught us nothing else, at least we’ve learned how interconnected we truly are. To borrow a line from Disneyland, “It’s a small world after all.”
How a law student sparked a mass pro bono movement
A tweet during the pandemic resulted in law students and paralegals volunteering more than 2,500 hours of their time for others.
Committee with a commitment to justice: Celebrating SCLAID at 100
Eight in ten. Eight out of every ten criminal defendants across the country are indigent. Similarly, each year more than
ABA president leads pro bono work at the border
A system based on due process should offer immigrants no less, argues the ABA’s Judy Perry Martinez.
My week representing detained immigrants
Six minutes and 13 seconds are now seared into the memory of a student whose experience has been forever changed by pro bono work.
How your peers are helping disaster survivors
With drive and commitment, you can make a difference after floods, fires, tornadoes, and other disasters.
I know what you did last summer (in pro bono work)
Students tell their pro bono stories and offer their advice on how you can begin making your own legal impact.
The flip side of doing good
No one says that doing good for others can’t also mean doing something good for yourself.
When 'world changing' isn’t hyperbole
When you give to others, you can change their world—and sometimes your own in the process.
Musings from an incubator director: Do legal incubators really work?
Legal incubators have been around over a decade. Fred Rooney, at that time, had a vision of creating a program that would support new lawyers interested in launching their own sustainable
Equal justice advances in pro bono efforts across the nation
“Lawyers have a license to practice law, a monopoly on certain services. But for that privilege and status, lawyers have an obligation to provide legal services to those without the wherewithal to pay, to respond to needs outside themselves, to help repair tears in their communities.” —U.S.
Law students speak: Why I do public interest work
Nine students who’ve devoted part of their law school career to public interest opportunities explain why they chose the path they’ve taken, along with the most satisfying—and most challenging—aspects of their efforts.
Eye on the storms: How the ABA focuses on Disaster Legal Services
This year, the ABA’s 10th annual Pro Bono Week focuses on disaster resiliency. In an effort to bring more awareness to the Disaster Legal Services program, we talked with Andrew VanSingel, a tax attorney, who volunteers his time as a Special Advisor to the Disaster Legal Services (DLS) team. Prior to his time as Special Advisor, Mr. VanSingel served as the program’s coordinator.
Things to consider when planning to take law courses
Whether you’re becoming a full-time law student or simply getting ready to take night classes, law courses are a serious undertaking. It’s important to think carefully about and be prepared for the classes themselves, and there’s another whole range of concerns you may need to think about for
Opportunities abound: Embrace non-traditional pro bono
When you hear the phrase “pro bono,” what comes to mind? Work you want to do, but just don’t have time for because of your other commitments or because you want some time free from “thinking like a lawyer?” Don’t let your pro bono efforts stall just because you can’t
The Patently Impossible Project and the importance of pro bono service
Our communities as a whole are substantially improved when we provide representation and voices to our underserved segments of society, particularly non-profit organizations. With respect to intellectual property law, I think it is important to foster entrepreneurship and invention through pro bono work.
Hurricane Harvey: How law students and lawyers can help
The American Bar Association has put together a list of resources available to residents of Texas impacted by Hurricane Harvey. There are also ways law students and attorneys can lend a hand. The ABA and the ABA Young Lawyers Division have been compiling links to #HarveyRelief
Earning your wings through veteran pro bono
Felix Smith came into the Veteran’s Service Office location of the Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinics (MVLC) in Milwaukee, Wis., to receive legal advice regarding a contract he signed for improvements in his home. Smith was able to attend the Veteran’s Service Office location because of his service as a pilot in World
The complete and complex picture of a veterans clinic client
On Sept. 9, my clinic partner and I volunteered to conduct intake for veterans at the Ann Arbor VA hospital. It was the first time the Veterans Legal Clinic at Michigan Law was doing something of this sort, so we really did not know what to expect. Nonetheless,
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