Law School Pro Bono Programs - Location of Programs
American University: Washington College of Law
The Pro Bono Honors Pledge Program is administered by the Public Interest Coordinator in the Office of Public Interest. The office of Public Interest is separate from but works closely with the Office of Career Services. See www.wcl.american.edu/publicinterest.
Appalachian School of Law: Appalachian School of Law
The community service program is administered by the Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Community and Alumni Development.
Arizona State University: Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Stand Alone Program – Rebecca White Berch Pro Bono Center, named for the Vice-Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, & open to all pro bono groups and students involved with pro bono efforts.
Barry University: School of Law
The Career Services Office provides information regarding various community service opportunities. After completing the 40 hour pro bono requirement, students are required to submit a description of their activities to the Registrar.
Baylor University: Baylor University Law School
Boston College: Boston College School of Law
Office of Career Services and Office of Student Affairs
Boston University: Boston University School of Law
The Career Development Office ("CDO"),with assistance as needed from the Public Service Committee, determines what work qualifies as pro bono work for the BUSL program.
Brigham Young University: J. Reuben Clark Law School
Brooklyn Law School: Brooklyn Law School
Career Center
California Western: California Western School of Law
Office of Career Services
Campbell University: Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
Capital University Law School: Capital University Law School
Career Services
Case Western Reserve University: Case Western Reserve University Law School
Catholic University of America: Columbus School of Law
Chapman University: Chapman University School of Law
With the externship program
Charleston School of Law: Charleston School of Law
Career Services
City University of New York: City University of New York Law at Queens College
Cleveland State University: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
With clinical program
College of William and Mary: Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Career Services
Columbia University: Columbia University School of Law
The Center for Public Interest Law is a free-standing department of the Law School which offers public interest career counseling and programming, and administers the Pro Bono Program, summer
Creighton University: School of Law
DePaul University: College of Law
Center for Public Interest Law
Drake University: Drake University School of Law
Drake University Law School's Career Development Office serves as the central location. The Office works in collaboration with the Dean's Office, Admissions Office, and Financial Aid to ensure students interested in public interest courses and/or employment.
Drexel University: College of Law
The Pro Bono Service Program is administered out of the Pro Bono Service Office, which is housed within the Law School . The Pro Bono Service Requirement is one of the three prongs of Experiential Learning at Drexel Law School (Co-Op, Clinics, and Pro Bono Requirement.)
Duke University: Duke University School of Law
The Office of Public Interest and Pro Bono is a center operating independently but collaboratively with many other departments at Duke Law School to provide pro bono service opportunities, public interest activities, counseling, career enhancement and leadership development to the student body.
Emory University: Emory University School of Law
The program is coordinated by Professor Pratt, Director of the Field Placement Program.
Faulkner University: Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
The Career Services Office administers the programs with assistance and input of faculty and staff.
Florida A&M University: College of Law
Florida Coastal School of Law: Florida Coastal School of Law
The Career Services Department, which encompasses Career Services, Alumni Relations and Pro Bono/Public Interest Law.
Florida International University: University College of Law
The program is located administratively within the Office of the Academic Dean who monitors the academic progress of students in completing the graduation requirements.
Florida State University: Florida State University College of Law
Fordham University: Fordham University School of Law
The Public Interest Resource Center
Franklin Pierce Law Center: Franklin Pierce Law Center
Pierce Law's Student Pro Bono Project is part of the Social Justice Institute
George Mason University: School of Law
George Washington University: George Washington University Law School
With Faculty – The Pro Bono Program is organized through the Pro Bono Subcommittee of the Law School's faculty-student Public Interest Committee.
Georgetown University: Georgetown University Law Center
The Pro Bono Program is administered by the Office of Public Interest and Community Service (OPICS). OPICS provides career counseling to students pursuing public interest and government employment options, and encourages and facilitates pro bono and community service by all members of the Law Center community.
Golden Gate University: School of Law
The Public Interest Adviser promotes public interest and pro bono programs and opportunities independently and through the general outreach of the Law Career Services Office. The Public Interest Adviser has an office in the Law Career Services Office.
Gonzaga University: Gonzaga University School of Law
With faculty
Hamline University: Hamline University School of Law
MJF has a central administrative office off site, but has a staff member on site at Hamline half-time. That staff person shares space with the Student Bar Association in an area of high student traffic.
Harvard University: Harvard Law School
The Pro Bono Service Program merged with the Office of Clinical Programs in fall 2005. Students are encouraged to take a clinical course with a placement as a more intensive pro bono experience.
Hofstra University: Hofstra University School of Law
The Director of Public Sector Career Planning, who is a member of the Office of Career Services, oversees the Public Service Certificate Program and collects the volunteers' log sheets.
Howard University: Howard University School of Law
Howard Law's pro bono program is called The Equal Justice Program. It is a free-standing program but is housed in the Clinical Law Center.
Illinois Institute of Technology: Chicago-Kent College of Law
The Public Interest Resource Center (PIRC) has an office housed with the clinical programs at Chicago-Kent.
Indiana University: Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis
Office of Career Services. See www.indylaw.indiana.edu/career/probono.htm
Indiana University: Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington
Inter American University of Puerto Rico: Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law
With Clinical Program
John Marshall: Law School – Atlanta
Lewis & Clark College: School of Law
The Public Interest Law Coordinator is part of the Career Services staff. This person coordinates the pro bono and community service programs.
Liberty University: School of Law
With the assistance and input of faculty and staff, the student-run pro bono and internship programs of Liberty University School of Law are administered through the Center for Career & Professional Development. Externships are located in the offices of public defenders, prosecutors, the judiciary, the federal government, Liberty Counsel, Legal Aid, and other non-profit and public interest organizations. Clinics are administered from an office in the faculty suite of the School of Law and in the Liberty Counsel and CCLP suite located one floor above the law school.
Louisiana State University: Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Loyola Law School: Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Stand-alone – Public Interest Law Department
Loyola University Chicago: Loyola University Chicago School of Law
The Public Service Law Center is located and integrated within the Career Resources suite.
Loyola University New Orleans: Loyola University New Orleans School of Law
The Gillis Long Student Pro Bono Program is a part of the endowed Gillis Long Poverty Law Center.
Marquette University: Marquette University Law School
Office of Public Service
Mercer University: School of Law
Michigan State University: College of Law
Mississippi College: Mississippi College School of Law
New England School of Law: New England School of Law
Center for Law and Social Responsibility. See www.nesl.edu/clsr/.
New York Law School: New York Law School
The Public Service Certificate Program is administered by the Office of Public Interest and Community Service, within the Office of Professional Development.
New York University: New York University School of Law
Public Interest Law Center (PILC) and numerous student groups.
North Carolina Central: North Carolina Central School of Law
The program is housed in the Clinical Legal Program.
Northeastern University: Northeastern University School of Law
Stand-alone program – The Public Interest Requirement is overseen by the Public Interest Requirement Committee, a committee consisting of faculty, administrators, and students. The committee is charged with implementing, developing and reviewing program policies and procedures.
Northern Illinois University: Northern Illinois University College of Law
The Office of Career Opportunities and Development.
Northwestern University: Northwestern University School of Law
The Office of Student Affairs
Notre Dame: Notre Dame Law School
Nova Southeastern University: Shepard Broad Law Center
The Public Interest Law Center of the Career Development Office.
Ohio Northern: Claude W. Pettit College of Law
Ohio State University: Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Career Services
Oklahoma City University: Oklahoma City University School of Law
Professional Career and Development Center - http://www.okcu.edu/law/PCDC/students/pbpi/
Pepperdine University: Odell McConnell Law Center
With Clinical and Externship Programs and Office of Career Services
Regent University: School of Law
The Office of Law Career & Alumni Services
Roger Williams University: School of Law
The pro bono requirement is administered by the Feinstein Institute for Legal Service, the public interest law center for the School of Law.
Rutgers: The State University of New Jersey, Center for Law and Justice (Newark)
Eric R. Neisser Public Interest Program
Rutgers: The State University of New Jersey School of Law, Camden
Stand-alone
Saint Louis University: Saint Louis University School of Law
Saint Mary’s University of San Antonio: Saint Mary’s University of San Antonio School of Law
Within the Clinical Offices - 2507 N.W. 36th Street
Saint Thomas University: Saint Thomas University School of Law (FL)
Office of Career Services. See http://www.stu.edu/Lawschool/careerservices/index.asp#Pro_Bono_P rogram
Samford University: Cumberland School of Law
Office of Student Services
Santa Clara University: Santa Clara University School of Law
Office of Career Services
Seattle University: Seattle University School of Law
The Access to Justice Institute is located in its own office/reception area within the Law School.
Seton Hall University: Seton Hall University School of Law
With the Clinical Program (Center for Social Justice).
South Texas College: South Texas College of Law
The Pro Bono Honors Program is a freestanding department within the law school. It is housed with the Clinical Programs and the Director currently serves as Associate Dean of Clinical Studies.
Southern Illinois University: Southern Illinois University School of Law
Southern Methodist University: Dedman School of Law
Stand-Alone Program. See www.law.smu.edu/psp/index.htm
Southwestern University: Southwestern University School of Law
The Career Services Office assists with and coordinates pro bono opportunities in conjuction with the Student Affairs Office.
The Pro Bono Program is part of the John and Terry Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law.
Stetson University: Stetson University College of Law
Office of Student Life
Suffolk University Law School: Suffolk University Law School
The Pro Bono Program is located within the Rappaport Center for Law and Public Service, a stand-alone center within the law school which offers public service career advising and programming, and administers the Pro Bono Program.
Syracuse University: College of Law
Temple University: James E. Beasley School of Law
The Director of Public Interest Programs coordinates all aspects of the pro bono program: the fall volunteer fair, maintains relationships with local public interest organizations as well as the private bar to maintain and create pro bono opportunities for students.
Texas Southern University: Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Texas Tech University School of Law: Texas Tech University School of Law
Texas Wesleyan University: Texas Wesleyan University School of Law
The Equal Justice Program is located within the Office of Student Affairs and is administered by Patti Gearhart Turner, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs.
Thomas Jefferson School of Law: Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Clinical Program - Currently The Director of Clinical Education also oversees the Pro Bono Hours Program.
Thomas M. Cooley Law School: Thomas M. Cooley Law School
All three of Cooley’s campuses in Lansing, Rochester, and Grand Rapids offer equivalent pro bono programs and opportunities which are administered jointly by Cooley’s Career and Professional Development Office with guidance of the Professional Development Coordinating Council comprised of faculty, deans, department heads, and other administrators.
Touro College: Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Career Services
Tulane University: Tulane University School of Law
Stand-alone Program, located physically in the law school clinic area. See www.law.tulane.edu/prog.
University at Buffalo Law School, SUNY: School of Law
Office of Career Services and Clinical Programs
University of Akron: C. Blake McDowell Law Center
The University of Akron School of Law Legal Clinic
University of Alabama: University of Alabama School of Law
Public Interest Institute
University of Arizona: James E. Rogers College of Law
Adminstrative office or curricular program – The Coordinator of Special Projects serves as a central point of contact for most of the law school's pro bono efforts, including the Formal Voluntary Pro Bono Program and student-organized pro bono efforts.
University of California at Davis: University of California at Davis School of Law
Office of Career Services. See:
http://www.law.ucdavis.edu/cs_index.asp
and
http://www.law.ucdavis.edu/dataSQL.asp?Query=CSprobono
University of California, Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall)
Career Development Office
University of California-Hastings: University of California-Hastings
The Pro Bono Project is a stand-alone program, run by the Public Interest Clearinghouse Pro Bono Project, an independent non-profit which coordinates with the Law School Career Development Office. See www.pic.org.
The Office of Externships and Pro Bono Programs provides a space on-campus where lists of pro bono opportunities are developed and maintained.
University of California-Los Angeles: University of California-Los Angeles
Center for Public Interest Programs
University of Chicago: University of Chicago Law School
University of Cincinnati: University of Cincinnati College of Law
Center for Professional Development
University of Colorado: School of Law
The Lend-a-Law Student program is based in the Clinical Program and is supervised by the Director of the Clinical Programs. This program also has a student coordinator.
University of Connecticut: University of Connecticut School of Law
Office of Career Services
University of Dayton: University of Dayton School of Law
Stand-Alone Program
University of Denver: Sturm College of Law
Public Interest Office located within Career Services Office
University of Florida: Fredric G. Levin College of Law
Office of Career Services. See www.law.ufl.edu/career/probono.
University of Hawaii: William S. Richardson School of Law
Stand-Alone Program. See www.hawaii.edu/probono
University of Houston: University of Houston Law Center
'The program was created by a student organization and has been supported by our Career Development Office. Beginning in the 2006-2007 academic year, the Career Office will assume responsibility for promotion and monitoring of the program with the aid of a review board of students from the Public Interest Law Organization.In a public interest office or center:
University of Idaho: College of Law
The Pro Bono Program has a paid part-time Director responsible for all of its activities. Jack McMahon, Program Director, reports to the Associate Dean for Administration and Student Affairs. A Pro Bono Advisory Committee of faculty members and students works with the Program Director to approve pro bono placements, increase student involvement, and evaluate the effectiveness of the program.
University of Illinois: University of Illinois College of Law
Office of Student Affairs and Office of Career Services
University of Iowa: University of Iowa College of Law
Office of the Dean for Civic Engagement; Career Services office; student organizations
University of Kansas: School of Law
University of Kentucky: College of Law
University of La Verne: College of Law
Assistant Dean of Students and the Director of Clinical Programs
University of Louisville: Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Stand-alone program: Samuel L. Greenebaum Public Service Program. See http://www.lo uisville.edu/brandeislaw/psp/index.htm
University of Maine: University of Maine School of Law
Career Services
University of Maryland: University of Maryland School of Law
Career Development Office collaboration with Clinical Law Program
University of Memphis: Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
University of Miami: University of Miami School of Law
University of Miami School of Law – Law Library
University of Michigan: University of Michigan Law School
The University of Michigan Law School’s Pro Bono Program is located within the Office of Public Service. http://www.law.umich.edu/currentstudents/PublicService/Probono.htm
University of Minnesota: University of Minnesota Law School
Stand-alone program, run by the Minnesota Justice Foundation, an independent non-profit which coordinates the Law School Public Service Program for the law schools in Minnesota. See http://www.mnjustice.org
University of Mississippi: School of Law
University of Missouri: Kansas City School of Law
With Clinical Program
University of Montana: University of Montana School of Law
With Clinical Program. Third year students are required to take one clinic in order to graduate.
University of Nebraska: University of Nebraska College of Law
University of Nevada, Las Vegas: William S. Boyd School of Law
Associate Dean for Admission and Student Affairs
University of New Mexico: University of New Mexico School of Law
Office of Career Services & Office of Student Affairs
University of North Carolina: University of North Carolina School of Law
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University of Oklahoma: College of Law
With Faculty & in Office of Career Services - SATJ has office space in the Office of Career Services. SATJ has a desk and a computer, and space to store student and organization files. SATJ works closely with the Career Services Director and his administrative staff.
University of Oregon: University of Oregon School of Law
Career Services Office http://www.law.uoregon.edu/career/
University of Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Law School
A stand-alone program in the Public Service Department. See http://www.law.upenn.edu/
University of Pittsburgh: School of Law
University of Puerto Rico: School of Law
It is located in the Students Affairs Office
University of Saint Thomas: School of Law (MN)
Dean of Students
University of San Diego: University of San Diego School of Law
Stand-Alone Program
University of San Francisco: University of San Francisco School of Law
Stand-Alone Program
University of South Carolina: University of South Carolina School of Law
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University of South Dakota: University of South Dakota School of Law
University of Southern California: University of Southern California Gould School of Law
A Stand Alone Program
University of Tennessee: University of Tennessee College of Law
Stand-alone program involving several offices and groups.
University of Texas at Austin: University of Texas at Austin School of Law
The William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law (created in April 2004) is the primary support for pro bono activities.
University of the District of Columbia: David A. Clarke School of Law
The programs are part of the curriculum of the law school. Both components, community service and clinics, are required for graduation.
University of Tulsa: College of Law
Our Career Services Office informs students of volunteer activities. There is also a Pro Bono Committee comprised of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and local attorneys.
University of Utah: University of Utah College of Law
Stand Alone Program - The Pro Bono Initiative is operated independently from other law school programs. It is managed by the Associate Dean for Legal Career Services, but is in a separate office.
University of Virginia: University of Virginia School of Law
The Mortimer Caplin Public Service Center
University of Washington: University of Washington School of Law
Career Services - Career Planning and Public Service Center
The Public Service Program Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the externship program in addition to coordinating, developing and promoting pro bono and public service placements to students. Complete guidelines for identifying, registering, and completing public service externships are available in the Career Planning and Public Service Center and are available on the Center's website.
University of Wisconsin: Law School
Valparaiso University: Valparaiso University School of Law
Career Planning Center
Vanderbilt University: Vanderbilt University Law School
Vermont Law School: Vermont Law School
Office of Career Services
Villanova University: Villanova University School of Law
The Office of Career Strategy and Advancement. See http://www.law.villanova.edu/studentservices/careerstrategy/
Wake Forest University: Wake Forest University School of Law
Washington and Lee University: School of Law
Washington University: School of Law
Office of Student Affairs
Wayne State University: Wayne State University Law School
All pro bono programs are physically based within the law school. The programs primarily serve persons in the Detroit area, with the exception of the Hurricane Relief Network, which sent approximately 12 Wayne State law students to New Orleans in March 2007.
West Virginia University: West Virginia University College of Law
The program is operated by the Appalachian Center for Law and Public Service at the College of Law.
Western New England College: School of Law
Career Services
Western State University: Western State University College of Law
The Public Service Program is sited in the Career Services Office in Suite 212.
Whittier Law School: Whittier Law School
Whittier Law School is in the process of reorganizing its pro bono programs into a single administrative structure. Currently, some programs are contained within the school's clinical programming, some in career services, and some with individual student groups.
Administrators and faculty assist students in organizing pro bono involvement in both the legal and non legal communities.
The office of Career Services organizes annual programs and panel discussions providing information on public interest careers and immediate volunteer opportunities. The office assists public interest groups in organizing On Common Ground, the annual auction, food/clothing.
The clinic offers volunteer opportunities to all students, not just those enrolled in clinical courses.
The Center for Children's Rights invites schoolwide participation in informations and involvement programs.
Widener University: Widener University School of Law
On the Wilmington campus, the Public Interest Resource Center is a stand-alone program. It works cooperatively with other offices and departments such as career development, the clinics, and the externship program, but it is an independent entity with its own director.
On the Harrisburg Campus, the Public Interest Initiative is housed in the Career Development Office and is directed by Karen Durkin, Director of Career Development.
Willamette University: Willamette University College of Law
The Assistant Director of Career Services administers the Pro Bono Honors Program.
William Mitchell College of Law: William Mitchell College of Law
Stand-alone program, run by the Minnesota Justice Foundation, an independent non-profit which coordinates the Law School Public Service Program for the law schools in Minnesota. See http://www.mnjustice.org
Yale University: Yale Law School
The Pro Bono Network is administered through the Career Development Office, see http://islandia.law.yale.edu/ypbn/index.htm for more information. Additional information about the Liman Program can be found at www.law.yale.edu/intellectuallife/ArthurLimanPIFellowship&fund.htm. The Yale Law School in the Public Service Guide is located at www.law.yale.edu/studentlife/CDOguides.asp.
Yeshiva University: Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
The Center For Public Service
