CHART OF LAW SCHOOL PRO BONO PROGRAMS*

184 Law Schools Represented -- November 2, 2016
(definitions for these categories are at the bottom of the page)

Graduation Requirement

Formal Voluntary Pro Bono Program

Independent Student Pro Bono Group Projects

Definitions of Categories

Graduation Requirement (42)
Pro Bono (24)	Public Service (15)	Community Service (3)
Charleston School of Law	City University of New York Law (CUNY)	Appalachian School of Law
Charlotte School of Law	Harvard University Law School	Barry University School of Law
Columbia University School of Law	Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law	University of Saint Thomas School of Law (MN)
Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law	Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Florida International University College of Law	Loyola University New Orleans School of Law
Florida State University College of Law	Northeastern University School of Law
Hamline University School of Law	Texas Tech University School of Law
Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law	Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Roger Williams University School of Law	University of Akron C. Blake McDowell Law Center
Saint Thomas University School of Law (FL)	University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law	University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Stetson University College of Law	University of Montana School of Law
Texas A & M University School of Law	University of New Mexico School of Law
Tulane University School of Law	University of Puerto Rico School of Law
University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law	University of Washington School of Law
University of Idaho College of Law
University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
University of Massachusetts School of Law - Dartmouth
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law
University of Pennsylvania Law School
University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
Valparaiso University School of Law
Washington and Lee University School of Law

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Formal Voluntary Pro Bono Program (126)
Characterized by a Referral System with Coordinator(s) (102)		Characterized by Administrative Support for Student Group Projects (24)
Albany Law School	Thomas Jefferson School of Law	Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
American University Washington College of Law	Thomas M. Cooley Law School	Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School
Baylor University Law School	University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law	Brooklyn Law School
Boston College Law School	University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law	Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
Boston University School of Law	University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law	Elon University School of Law
California Western School of Law	University of California at Davis School of Law	Fordham University School of Law
Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law	University of California-Hastings College of the Law	Gonzaga University School of Law
Capital University Law School	University of California - Irvine School of Law	New England School of Law
Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law	University of California-Los Angeles	New York University School of Law
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law	University of Cincinnati College of Law	Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law	University of Colorado School of Law	Pepperdine University Odell McConnell Law Center
Cornell Law School	University of Connecticut School of Law	Saint John's University School of Law
DePaul University College of Law	University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law	Saint Louis University School of Law
Drake University School of Law	University of Iowa College of Law	Saint Mary's University of San Antonio School of Law
Duke University School of Law	University of La Verne College of Law	SUNY Buffalo Law School
Duquesne University School of Law	University of Maine School of Law	Syracuse University College of Law
Emory University School of Law	University of Miami School of Law	University of Alabama School of Law
Faulkner University Thomas Good Jones School of Law	University of Michigan Law School	University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
Florida Coastal School of Law	University of Minnesota Law School	University of Chicago Law School
George Washington University Law School	University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law	University of Dayton School of Law
Georgetown University Law Center	University of Missouri - Columbia School of Law	University of Illinois College of Law
Golden Gate University School of Law	University of New Hampshire School of Law	University of San Diego School of Law
Hofstra University School of Law	University of North Carolina School of Law	University of Tennessee College of Law
Howard University School of Law	University of Oklahoma College of Law
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law	University of Oregon School of Law
Indiana University Maurer School of Law (Bloomington)	University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis	University of Richmond T. C. Williams School of Law
John Marshall Law School - Atlanta	University of San Francisco School of Law
Lewis & Clark College School of Law	University of South Carolina School of Law
Loyola University Chicago School of Law	University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Marquette University Law School	University of Texas at Austin School of Law
New York Law School	University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
North Carolina Central School of Law	University of Toledo College of Law
Northern Illinois University College of Law	University of Tulsa College of Law
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law	University of Utah College of Law
Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center	University of Virginia School of Law
Oklahoma City University School of Law	University of Wisconsin Law School
Pennsylvania State University The Dickinson School of Law	Vanderbilt University Law School
Regent University School of Law	Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey School of Law, Camden	Wake Forest University School of Law
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Center for Law and Justice (Newark)	Washington University School of Law
Samford University Cumberland School of Law	Wayne State University Law School
Santa Clara University School of Law	West Virginia University College of Law
Seattle University School of Law	Western New England College School of Law
Seton Hall University School of Law	Western State University College of Law
South Texas College of Law Houston	Whittier Law School
Southwestern University School of Law	Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Stanford Law School	Widener University Delaware Law School
Suffolk University Law School	Willamette University College of Law
Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law	William & Mary School of Law
	William Mitchell College of Law
	Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

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Independent Student Pro Bono Group Projects
(16)

Case Western Reserve University Law School

Creighton University School of Law

Liberty University School of Law

Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center

Michigan State University College of Law

Mississippi College School of Law

Notre Dame Law School

Ohio Northern Claude W. Pettit College of Law

Southern Illinois University School of Law

University of Georgia School of Law

University of Kansas School of Law

University of Kentucky College of Law

University of Nebraska College of Law

University of South Dakota School of Law

Vermont Law School

Washington and Lee University School of Law

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Models of Law School Pro Bono Programs

Pro Bono Graduation Requirement:

These schools require students to perform a set number of hours of law-related public service. The number of hours required by these schools ranges from 20 to 70. The students' service is pro bono as they receive neither academic credit nor pay for their service.

Public Service Graduation Requirement:

These schools require students to perform law-related public service or to be exposed to poverty law through a class or independent study. The ways in which the graduation requirement can be met vary from school to school. Eligible service options include the completion, in a public interest setting, of a pro bono placement, externship, clinic, and/or internship.

Community Service Graduation Requirement:

This school requires students to perform a set number of hours of public service. Eligible service options include both law and non-law related placements. The students receive neither pay nor academic credit for their service.

Formal Voluntary Program Characterized by a Referral System with Coordinator(s):

These schools have a formal pro bono program designed to match students through a referral system with law-related pro bono opportunities in the community. These programs have a designated pro bono coordinator/advisor, or group of coordinators/advisors, who has the responsibility of developing, promoting and/or coordinating pro bono placements. In some schools, these coordinators/advisors also provide administrative support to in-house and collaborative student group projects. Students participate voluntarily.

Formal Voluntary Program with Administrative Support for Student Group Projects:

These schools promote pro bono service primarily through the provision of administrative support for student groups engaged in law-related pro bono work. The student groups often work in collaboration or partnership with outside organizations. The type of support provided by the school ranges from full-time staffing of a center where the pro bono projects may locate to administrative assistance in tracking hours volunteered. Students participate voluntarily.

Independent Student Pro Bono Group Projects:

Schools in this category have no formal program for school-wide pro bono coordination and support, but individual pro bono projects--usually student organized and run--do exist. These group projects generally target a particular legal need or a particular segment of the population. Most groups work with a faculty supervisor and/or in collaboration with an outside organization.

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The initial version of this document was first published by Cynthia F. Adcock, then Director of the AALS Pro Bono Project, in 2001 and incorporates data gathered since 2001 by Ms. Adcock, as Consultant to the ABA/AALS Law School Pro Bono Project (2001-02) and, subsequent to 2002, by the staff of the ABA Center for Pro Bono. The information in this chart is based on returned surveys, follow-up contact, content provided previously and public information. In 2006, data was also gathered from Equal Justice Work's Law School Public Interest Survey. See Introduction for further background.

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