Law School Pro Bono Programs - Funding
American University: Washington College of Law
Commencing in the fall of 2002, the pro bono budget is approximately $15,000 per year (estimate based on salary and time of program coordinator, supplies, publicity, awards, etc.). It is funded through law school operating funds.
Student organizations receive significant support through the school's Office of Public Interest Office of Student Services, as well as through the SBA, which receives significant funding from the law school's operating budget. In addition, student organizations share a large common space with computers, filing cabinets, supplies and more.
Appalachian School of Law: Appalachian School of Law
The community service program is funded as part of the law school's annual operating budget. The budget includes salary for the administrator plus $7000 for miscellaneous expenses associated with operating the program. Funds may be used to assist faculty pro bono projects.
Arizona State University: Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
We seek grants to fund training, recruitment, publications, and workshops. We seek any and welcome funding to assist with student projects.
Student pro bono groups are provided a work center and access to facilities and students, such as ability to email the student body.
Barry University: School of Law
Baylor University: Baylor University Law School
Faculty are supported financially and with administrative assistance related to pro bono work.
Boston College: Boston College School of Law
The Curtin Public Interest Law Center provides office and conference room space for student organizations involved in pro bono projects. The school also provides funds and administrative support to Shelter Legal Services, housed on campus, as well as the Immigration/Political Asylum Project.
Boston University: Boston University School of Law
Brigham Young University: J. Reuben Clark Law School
Brooklyn Law School: Brooklyn Law School
The Public Service Program Office is funded by the school as part of its Career Center.
California Western: California Western School of Law
There is no separate funding for the Pro Bono Program.
Campbell University: Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
Office space and necessary office equipment is provided to student pro bono group projects.
Capital University Law School: Capital University Law School
Supported by the law school through the Career Services Office budget. Expenses are incidental and related to administration such as copying.
Case Western Reserve University: Case Western Reserve University Law School
The law school expends about $800 a year on the Street Law program.
Catholic University of America: Columbus School of Law
Chapman University: Chapman University School of Law
Administrative support is provided for faculty pro bono projects as in-kind assistance.
Charleston School of Law: Charleston School of Law
City University of New York: City University of New York Law at Queens College
There is law school funding for the program.
Cleveland State University: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
College of William and Mary: Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Columbia University: Columbia University School of Law
The pro bono program is funded with hard money and has an annual budget of more than $85,000 per year. A few special projects (e.g., the 9/11 Immigrant Detainees Project and the Spring Break Caravans) are funded by special grants.
Pro bono group projects have the benefit of Center staff and Center equipment. Less frequently, Student Services provides assistance and support.
Creighton University: School of Law
Office support, photocopy support, and some funding are provided to pro bono group projects.
DePaul University: College of Law
The Center for Public Interest Law funds the program.
Drake University: Drake University School of Law
Office space is offered to the VITA program when it is up and running.
Drexel University: College of Law
The Pro Bono Program is fully funded by the Law School. An IOLTA Grant is currently pending.
Duke University: Duke University School of Law
The Pro Bono Project is part of the budget of the Office of Public Interest and Pro Bono.
Administrative support is provided to pro bono group projects.
Asministrative support is provided for faculty pro bono projects.
Emory University: Emory University School of Law
Law school budget
Faulkner University: Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
Funding is provided in the law school's annual operating budget as well as special grants for clinics.
Florida A&M University: College of Law
Florida Coastal School of Law: Florida Coastal School of Law
None, yet.
Florida International University: University College of Law
Florida State University: Florida State University College of Law
The Pro Bono Program is funded, in part, by a grant from the Florida Bar Foundation.
Fordham University: Fordham University School of Law
Franklin Pierce Law Center: Franklin Pierce Law Center
George Mason University: School of Law
George Washington University: George Washington University Law School
The program does not have a budget. The Law School provides the administrative support necessary for pro bono-related activities such as 1) creating and maintaining the "Public Interest and Pro Bono" webpage on the law school's website, 2) maintaining the records for students who participate in the pro bono program, and 3) assisting with the Pro Bono Fairs. There are no computers or office space "devoted" to the pro bono program.
Georgetown University: Georgetown University Law Center
The pro bono program is funded entirely with Law Center funds. The budget is part of the overall public interest budget and is not separately calculable. The Pro Bono Coordinator and the Office of Public Interest and Community Service provide administrative support for pro bono group projects.
Golden Gate University: School of Law
There is law school funding available for the pro bono program.
Gonzaga University: Gonzaga University School of Law
Law school operating budget.
Hamline University: Hamline University School of Law
HUSL underwrites the MJF staff attorney position with a substantial "donation" and in-kind office space, equipment and supplies.
Harvard University: Harvard Law School
Funding is provided through the law school budget and individual donor gifts.
Hofstra University: Hofstra University School of Law
The program is funded through the general law school budget. Each of the pro bono student groups is provided office space, phones, computers and funding.
Faculty pro bono projects are supported by the Law School on an ad hoc basis.
Howard University: Howard University School of Law
The EJP funded through the law school. There is no separate budget for the program.
Many of the student organizations have office space, computers, and funding through the Student Bar Association. They do not have any formal secretarial support.
Illinois Institute of Technology: Chicago-Kent College of Law
PIRC is funded by the law school.
Indiana University: Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis
Indiana University: Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington
The Law School provides shared office space to student pro bono groups as well as some financial support.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico: Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law
John Marshall: Law School – Atlanta
Lewis & Clark College: School of Law
Our Pro Bono Program is funded through the Career Services budget. The annual budget is approximately $2,500.
All group projects, except the Classroom Law Project and VITA, are supported through the resources of the Career Service Office. The Law School provides general support for the Classroom Law Project and VITA Program.
Liberty University: School of Law
The Center for Career & Professional Development provides administrative support (including schedules, supplies, lesson distribution, and photocopies) for the law school’s Street Law Program. A separate pro bono budget has not been established.
Louisiana State University: Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Loyola Law School: Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
There is no budget funding beyond staff salaries for the program.
The Public Interest Law Department's Coordinator provides administrative support to pro bono group projects and to interested faculty.
Loyola University Chicago: Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Space, computers, and funding is provided for student pro bono group projects.
Administrative assistance and student assistance through funding research assistant positions is provided for faculty pro bono projects.
Loyola University New Orleans: Loyola University New Orleans School of Law
In 1985, Congress provided Loyola University with federal funds to create an endowed Poverty Law Center in the name of Gillis W. Long. Congressman Long served the people of Louisiana in Washington DC from 1973 until his death in 1985 and was known for his commitment to the working and poor people of Louisiana.
The Pro Bono Coordinator is a salaried employee whose expenses, if any, are paid through the Loyola Law Clinic. The Pro Bono Program does not have a separate budget.
Faculty pro bono is supported in the way of travel or research funds for presentations, etc.
Marquette University: Marquette University Law School
Law School Operating Budget
Mercer University: School of Law
A recent, substantial gift to the law school has been set aside to support public interest activities. The faculty and administration are studying the details of possible uses for these funds.
Michigan State University: College of Law
Mississippi College: Mississippi College School of Law
New England School of Law: New England School of Law
The school provides a budget for the CLSR, which oversees the Pro Bono Program as part of its work.
New York Law School: New York Law School
The Office for Public Interest and Community Service is funded from the school's general operating budget.
Pro bono group projects, especially those directed by a faculty member, are provided administrative support.
New York University: New York University School of Law
Student pro bono group projects are funded by law schools grants to student groups and, in some cases, outside funding as well.
Faculty pro bono is supported through usual administrative and secretarial support and funds on a case by case basis.
North Carolina Central: North Carolina Central School of Law
The Pro Bono Coordinator's position is funded through a federal grant.
Northeastern University: Northeastern University School of Law
Because the public interest requirement involves clinical instructors, other faculty members and Co-op Office staff, portions of their salaries cover the cost of administering the program.
The School provides the use of faculty secretaries, computers and other office equipment and supplies in support of various pro bono projects.
Northern Illinois University: Northern Illinois University College of Law
The Pro Bono Service Opportunities program is funded within the budget of the Office of Career Opportunities and Development.
The Public Interest Law Society is provided administrative support by the Office of Career Opportunities and Development.
Northwestern University: Northwestern University School of Law
Notre Dame: Notre Dame Law School
If a student group needs office space or equipment, the law school generally accommodates the specific needs. The Public Interest Law Forum, Social Justice Forum, and Society of International Human Rights groups have staff support from Career Services, Student Affairs and Law School Alumni Relations Offices.
Nova Southeastern University: Shepard Broad Law Center
The Pro Bono Honor Program is funded through the annual Career Development Office budget.
Secretarial assistance is available for faculty pro bono.
Ohio Northern: Claude W. Pettit College of Law
Ohio State University: Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Oklahoma City University: Oklahoma City University School of Law
Law School operating budget.
Pepperdine University: Odell McConnell Law Center
Administrative assistance, such as typing and mailing, is provided for faculty pro bono projects.
Regent University: School of Law
Roger Williams University: School of Law
The Institute was endowed by a generous grant from the Feinstein Foundation. The annual budget for the 2007-08 academic year was approximately $200,000. This figure includes salaries of Director of the Feinstein Institute, the Director of Public Service and Community Partnerships, both of whom work 60%, a full-time program coordinator, $55,000 for summer stipend program, and operating expenses. ($25,500 of that summer stipend funding is donated by the University.) Faculty secretarial help is available for faculty pro bono activities.
Rutgers: The State University of New Jersey, Center for Law and Justice (Newark)
The Pro Bono Program is largely funded by a yearly grant from the IOLTA Fund of the Bar of New Jersey.
These funds are used to provide stipends to the two student coordinators, and to afford each the opportunity to attend the Equal Justice Works Conference. The Director of Pro Bono and Public Interest Projects, who oversees the Pro Bono Program, is paid by the law school.
Rutgers: The State University of New Jersey School of Law, Camden
Law school, IOLTA grant, New Jersey Bar Foundation grant
Saint Louis University: Saint Louis University School of Law
The Law School provides office space, computers and secretarial support for pro bono group projects.
The Law School allows faculty to participate in pro bono projects as part of their normal duties and provides secretarial support for these projects. The Law School also reimburses faculty for expenses, such as mileage in connection with pro bono projects, and provides its library facilities and electronic research services to support faculty pro bono work.
Saint Mary’s University of San Antonio: Saint Mary’s University of San Antonio School of Law
Approximately $9,500
Saint Thomas University: Saint Thomas University School of Law (FL)
There is no separate pro bono budget. The Law School houses the VITA Tax Program and provides administrative support.
The School supports faculty pro bono service administratively.
Samford University: Cumberland School of Law
PILO has no direct funding, though the law school pays for copies and other incidental costs.
Faculty involved in pro bono projects receive administrative support as needed.
Santa Clara University: Santa Clara University School of Law
Seattle University: Seattle University School of Law
AtJI has an office in the law school and is funded on hard and soft money. AtJI recently received a grant of $80,000 to implement two projects.
Seton Hall University: Seton Hall University School of Law
Full office and secretarial support is provided to pro bono group projects.
South Texas College: South Texas College of Law
The Pro Bono Honors Program is funded by general law school revenue.
Southern Illinois University: Southern Illinois University School of Law
Southern Methodist University: Dedman School of Law
Southwestern University: Southwestern University School of Law
There is no separate pro bono budget. Administrative support is provided to support pro bono group projects as required. The same is provided for faculty pro bono projects.
The Pro Bono Program is funded by the law school as part of the Levin Center's budget. SLS provides office space, computers, and student organization funding to the student groups and in-house projects that do pro bono work. SLS also provides some financial support for pro bono projects. To cite one example, the Levin Center, the Center on Ethics and the Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation helped to defray the expenses of students who traveled to the Gulf Coast over spring break to perform legal services. Faculty members who are engaged in pro bono work that overlaps with their faculty activities may use the resources of SLS to support their efforts.
Stetson University: Stetson University College of Law
The program is organized through Stetson University College of Law.
Suffolk University Law School: Suffolk University Law School
The Pro Bono Program is funded through the operating budget of the Rappaport Center for Law and Public Service.
Syracuse University: College of Law
Temple University: James E. Beasley School of Law
school provides student groups with an office, a computer and office supplies. Student groups can request funding for a pro bono project from the Student Bar Association in initial budget request or as needed throughout the year.
Administrative support is provided for faculty pro bono projects as needed.
Texas Southern University: Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Texas Tech University School of Law: Texas Tech University School of Law
Administrative assistance is provided if necessary on cases handled on a pro bono basis.
Texas Wesleyan University: Texas Wesleyan University School of Law
The Program is funded by a budget line of approximately $10,000. It is also funded through donations from community benefactors.
The law school provides office and storage space for pro bono group projects and provides access to email, facsimile machines and printing and mailing services to facilitate communication with the student body at large and with entities outside the law school. We have also secured outside grants for pro bono group projects -- $5,000 from a local foundation to underwrite Street Law and an individual donation of $1,500 by an alum.
Thomas Jefferson School of Law: Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Administrative support, such as graphic design, copying, and storage space, is provided to pro bono group projects.
The school has recently received a large gift from a unamed donor which is enabling us to open our Veterans Legal Services Clinic in conjunction with The Veteran's Village here in San Diego.
Thomas M. Cooley Law School: Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Program funding is through individual department, office, and administrative unit budgets.
Touro College: Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
No specific budget; it is considered part of the responsibility of the Career Planning Office. Administrative support for pro bono group projects is provided through clinics and CPO.
Tulane University: Tulane University School of Law
The Program was originally funded by a grant from the Legal Services Corporation. It is now funded out of law school budget, at a cost of approximately $100,000 per year.
Office space is provided to POPS, along with computer access and paid student workers. Space is provided for client meetings with VITA.
University at Buffalo Law School, SUNY: School of Law
The Law School provides office space and other supports not covered by the student groups' budgets. The annual budgets of the Domestic Violence Task Force and the Prison Task Force are determined and provided through student funds by the Student Bar Association, based on the student groups' budget requests. Special functions and activities of these student groups may also be funded through grants from the Dean of the Law School.
The Law School has also provided computers and furniture that has been refurbished from faculty offices and through donations. The Law School's information technology (IT) staff has provided computer technical support, as needed, and established Ethernet connections in each of these student groups' offices. Occasional secretarial support is provided if the group is unable to obtain assistance from the Student Bar Association.
The Law School will provide administrative and secretarial assistance for faculty pro bono projects.
University of Akron: C. Blake McDowell Law Center
The School of Law’s Civil Litigation Clinic director devotes a portion of his time directing the pro bono program. He facilitates the overall program, obtains opportunities and recruits students for these opportunities. He makes regular classroom visits to promote pro bono ideals and specific opportunities. He maintains a website which focuses on student, alumni and faculty pro bono activities, and current opportunities. The website contains profiles of alumni who devote considerable time to pro bono activities, students who have volunteered for pro bono projects, including Gulf Coast hurricane relief, and detailed descriptions of the pro bono projects in which the faculty is engaged. www.uakron.edu/law/nblc/probono.php.
The School of Law provides space for student groups to meet and provides faculty advisors for them.
University of Alabama: University of Alabama School of Law
University of Arizona: James E. Rogers College of Law
The law school provides administrative support for those pro bono projects that have an administrator involved, but not for projects run entirely by student organizations. The types of administrative support include coordination and training of student volunteers, photocopying, and limited secretarial support.
University of California at Davis: University of California at Davis School of Law
The King Hall Pro Bono Program is funded through general law school funds.
The law school provides administrative support to pro bono group projects on an as-needed basis.
To the extent possible, the law school provides staff and other (such as typing, copying or mailing) support to faculty engaged in pro bono projects.
University of California, Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall)
The Law School provides office space and, in some cases, funding to pro bono group projects.
University of California-Hastings: University of California-Hastings
University of California-Los Angeles: University of California-Los Angeles
University of Chicago: University of Chicago Law School
University of Cincinnati: University of Cincinnati College of Law
Funding is allocated from a public interest fund.
University of Colorado: School of Law
Student groups have offices with telephones. They are funded through the general campus and law school student organizations through a combination of student fees and fundraising. They use the computers provided for general student use. Some mailing and emailing is done by the school.
Normal secretarial and computer support is available for faculty public service, just as for teaching and scholarship. Each faculty member has a development account, which may be used for pro bono activities.
University of Connecticut: University of Connecticut School of Law
The Pro Bono Program is funded through a Law School Foundation endowment. The annual budget is in excess of $5,000.
Approval for administrative support for pro bono group projects is made on a case by case basis depending on the link between the particular project and the overall mission of the school.
University of Dayton: University of Dayton School of Law
There is no budget beyond the salary of the coordinator.
University of Denver: Sturm College of Law
Salaried positions for full-time Director of Public Interest and part-time Administrative Assistant.
University of Florida: Fredric G. Levin College of Law
The Center for Career Services supports the Pro Bono Project through its annual budget.
University of Hawaii: William S. Richardson School of Law
The program is internally funded.
University of Houston: University of Houston Law Center
There is no separate funding for the Pro Bono Volunteer Initiative.
University of Idaho: College of Law
The program is funded by donations from private individuals, corporations, organizations and from district bar associations.
University of Illinois: University of Illinois College of Law
Administrative support is provided for every aspect of the pro bono activities at the College of Law. The nature of the support is dependent upon the requirements of each function. The student organizations are provided with supplies, funding, secretarial assistance, mailing, administrative guidance, and many other forms of assistance. Upon request, any pro bono activity is provided with a wide variety of other administrative assistance and support.
The College of Law faculty are provided with a professional expense allowance which can be used to satisfy their service obligations, which may involve pro bono service.
University of Iowa: University of Iowa College of Law
The salary of the Associate Dean for Civic Engagement, four research assistants, and support staff are funded through the law school’s operating budget.
The law school’s operating budget also provides funding for selected programming and activities. Student organizations raise additional funds for programming and service trips.
University of Kansas: School of Law
goes back at least as far as 1996.
VITA is given office space, administrative and secretarial support, computers, telephones, and supplies.
Each faculty member receives an annual Professional Development Account, which may be used to help fund pro bono activities related to the faculty member's professional research and interests. Administrative assistance is provided as needed.
University of Kentucky: College of Law
University funding, unless otherwise specified.
University of La Verne: College of Law
General law budget.
University of Louisville: Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Principal funding for the Samuel L. Greenebaum Public Service Program is provided through an endowment created by Richard and Jane Eskind and by annual gifts from Louisville attorney John S. Greenebaum. Ms. Eskind and Mr. Greenebaum have made their donations to honor their father, the late Samuel L. Greenebaum, a Louisville legal and civic leader. The annual budget is $74,538.
University of Maine: University of Maine School of Law
University of Maryland: University of Maryland School of Law
University of Memphis: Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
No costs involved.
University of Miami: University of Miami School of Law
HOPE generates funds from private donors, fundraising programs and is also supported by law school funding.
University of Michigan: University of Michigan Law School
The Pro Bono Program is funded primarily through the Office of Public Service. Student pro bono group projects are occasionally funded by law school grants to student groups and, in some cases, outside funding as well.
Faculty pro bono is either supported through OPS or the usual administrative and secretarial support; if additional funds are needed, they are funded on a case by case basis.
University of Minnesota: University of Minnesota Law School
University of Mississippi: School of Law
University of Missouri: Kansas City School of Law
University of Montana: University of Montana School of Law
The clinics are on hard money.
The law school does not provide financial or administrative assistance for faculty pro bono work.
University of Nebraska: University of Nebraska College of Law
Secretarial support and funding is provided for student pro bono group projects.
Research assistants and secretarial support is provided for faculty pro bono projects.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas: William S. Boyd School of Law
University of New Mexico: University of New Mexico School of Law
University of North Carolina: University of North Carolina School of Law
approximately $4500 per year.
The law school provides office space, two computers, a fax, a copier, and a phone with voicemail for the Pro Bono Program.
University of Oklahoma: College of Law
Funding for the program is limited to providing the student coordinators with paid hourly positions.
University of Oregon: University of Oregon School of Law
Operated and funded through the Career Services budget, the budget for the pro bono program is approximately $5,000 annually. In addition, the Pro Bono Committee receives secretarial support, work space, computers (where necessary) and funding through the Career Services Office.
Faculty members are provided a faculty expense allowance which may, in their discretion, be used for expenditures related to pro bono service.
This year, the VITA program secured a $50.00 gift from BARBRI to help defray additional program costs.
University of Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Law School
The Program's annual budget is approximately $200,000 and is funded primarily by law school funds. The Program receives funding, largely from IOLTA, to hire expert attorneys to provide ongoing supervision and consultation to student group projects. The attorney student projects' coordinator is funded by grants.
The law school provides administrative support for all student group projects.
University of Pittsburgh: School of Law
Student pro bono groups have access to Career Services Office and Student Affairs Office. Student organizations have used a combination of student organization funding and the law school funding to help defray travel expenses for pro bono projects.
Faculty are allowed to use School of Law resources, including school-compensated research assistants, in aid of external service activity.
University of Puerto Rico: School of Law
The first years of The Enlace Program it received grant money from the LSAC.
University of Saint Thomas: School of Law (MN)
University of San Diego: University of San Diego School of Law
University of San Francisco: University of San Francisco School of Law
University of South Carolina: University of South Carolina School of Law
annual budget is $70,000
The Law School provides pro bono group projects with office space and a telephone.
University of South Dakota: University of South Dakota School of Law
University of Southern California: University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Pro bono work at the Law School is supported through the Law School budget, foundations, donations from individuals and law firms.
University of Tennessee: University of Tennessee College of Law
The annual budget includes $3000 provided by the College of Law to support administrative work by student fellows described below and $4000 in donated funds. In addition to the fellowships, the law school supports UT Pro Bono by: providing it with office space, a receptionist, computers, and other office equipment; supporting fellowships to pay student coordinators for selected service projects; and paying for an annual UT Pro Bono recognition event. Fellowships, when awarded, provide a semester stipend of $750 with an expectation that recipients will work at least 75 hours during the course of the semester. The lion's share of the organization's resources are the hours contributed by student officers, coordinators and volunteers, and by the faculty advisers and practitioners who work with UT Pro Bono.
The law school has provided support of various kinds to other student pro bono efforts on an ad hoc basis, including help with the occasional student travel for pro bono conferences. The school also has a system whereby all student organizations, including those focused on pro bono and public interest, can submit budgets and apply for a modest organizational stipend to cover expenses for food, supplies, etc.
Faculty members receive some administrative support for pro bono projects on an ad hoc basis.
University of Texas at Austin: University of Texas at Austin School of Law
A capital campaign is underway to develop additional financial support for the Center's activities.
University of the District of Columbia: David A. Clarke School of Law
The programs are funded through the law school's operating budget.
University of Tulsa: College of Law
University of Utah: University of Utah College of Law
Financial support for the Pro Bono Initiative is sought through mixed sources including grants/foundations, firms, corporations, individuals, and alumni. Hard funding from the law school budget provides salary for Associate Dean Erickson and overhead for the office.
University of Virginia: University of Virginia School of Law
In 2004, the Law School developed a pro bono partnership with the Richmond-based law firm of Hunton & Williams. The partnership combines pro bono services of the firm’s attorneys with the assistance of volunteer law students to represent indigent clients in the areas of immigration/asylum and family law. The Pro Bono Partnership reflects the Law School’s and the firm’s commitment to the ideal of access to justice.
The Firm provides funding for a full-time pro bono staff attorney and office space in Charlottesville. The law school donates 60% of Dean Emery's time to managing the Partnership.
University of Washington: University of Washington School of Law
University of Wisconsin: Law School
The law school provides office and phone service to the Unemployment Compensation Appeal Program. The Student Bar Association allocated some funding support to the clinic. The Law School provides partial salary support for clinic director. All other pro bono work is supervised by faculty.
Valparaiso University: Valparaiso University School of Law
There is no designated funding for the program. However, a salaried employee does administer the program as one of her job responsibilities.
Vanderbilt University: Vanderbilt University Law School
Vermont Law School: Vermont Law School
Villanova University: Villanova University School of Law
The Law School provides student pro bono groups with office space, computer access, the use of the Law School website and bulletin boards, and the cost of photocopying and other miscellaneous expenses. The Law School also created the full-time position of Director of Public Services Careers and Pro Bono Programs to provide support for the student pro bono projects.
The Law School provides the same financial and administrative assistance for faculty pro bono projects as for other faculty service projects.
Wake Forest University: Wake Forest University School of Law
Washington and Lee University: School of Law
Faculty members may use law school resources to support their pro bono activities.
Washington University: School of Law
The Public Service Project is part of the Office of Student Affairs budget.
Wayne State University: Wayne State University Law School
The Pro Bono projects are self-funded.
West Virginia University: West Virginia University College of Law
Western New England College: School of Law
Western State University: Western State University College of Law
The Public Service Program and all institutionally supported public interest programs are supported through the school’s operating fund.
Whittier Law School: Whittier Law School
Pro bono activities are funded through existing law school funds and from funds donated to our clinical programs.
Administrative support for pro bono group projects is provided through the Office of Career Services or through the clinical program.
Widener University: Widener University School of Law
The Public Interest Resource Center is funded both by the school and by private donations. The school pays most salaries and operating expenses. Private donations fund stipends for public interest student work, as well as costs associated with a few specific projects.
Willamette University: Willamette University College of Law
The Program is funded through the Career Services department.
William Mitchell College of Law: William Mitchell College of Law
William Mitchell provides office space, in-kind support, and line item budget funding to MJF for administration of the public service program. Last year, the College provided $40,000 of funding for the program. The College absorbs pro bono litigation costs, provides malpractice insurance for all faculty, and covers all bar licensing and renewal fees. Faculty administrative assistants, paid out of College funds, often assist faculty with pro bono work.
Yale University: Yale Law School
The Liman Program pro bono efforts, the Pro Bono Network, and the Lowenstein Project are funded through the general law school budget. The law school provides office space, computers, and student organization funding to the student groups that do pro bono work. Faculty members who are engaged in pro bono work that overlaps with their faculty activities may use the resources of the law school to support their efforts.
Yeshiva University: Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Funded by Law School/University as part of Career Services budget.
Law School provides office space, computers and some funding for pro bono group projects.
