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Center for Pro Bono

We provide technical assistance and planning advice to a wide range of constituents in the field, including bar associations, pro bono programs, legal services offices, bar leaders, law schools, corporate counsel, judges and government attorneys. 

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For public interest lawyers serving the common good, the American Bar Association is your home for building a public interest legal practice and championing the issues important to you.

ABA Giving Day is October 24

ABA Giving Day is held in conjunction with the National Celebration of Pro Bono – a time that recognizes the collective power of legal services – to promote ways to help ensure a just society through the opportunity to donate your time and charitable dollars to address the urgent social issues of today.

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Hurricane/Tropical Storm Helene

Survivors of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Helene will need assistance with legal issues as they address the devastation left by the storm. We have collected pro bono opportunities and resources for those who want to help people impacted.

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Knowledge Center

The Center maintains a Knowledge Center of documents related to pro bono program operations, supportive pro bono, and promotion of pro bono.

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Support Our Projects

Your donation supports our efforts to increase the delivery of pro bono legal services to persons who cannot otherwise afford an attorney.

Resources

The Center for Pro Bono offers a variety of resources to assure the success of your pro bono program.

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USDA Discrimination Financial Assistance Program and Public Benefits Webinar Training

This complimentary webinar will train volunteer attorneys and others, including ABA Free Legal Answers pro bono attorneys, to advise USDA Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP) award recipients about the impact of their award on public benefits. Panelists will be educating pro bono attorneys who volunteer to provide advice and for legal aid programs that anticipate serving recipients and want to learn more.

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Practice Forward

Move your practice and the legal profession forward during the pandemic and beyond with continually updated tools and resources

Directory of Law School Public Interest and Pro Bono Programs

There are over 200 ABA accredited law schools. See how they handle pro bono and public interest work and get their students engaged in service.

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The Power of Pro Bono

The ABA Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence and the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service have developed a judicial toolkit to assist courts in POWER Act implementation.

Publications

View our publications aimed at improving and developing the delivery of pro bono legal services to low income persons.

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National Pro Bono Opportunities Guide

Find pro bono organizations near you and serving your area of interest. This directory contains hundreds of pro bono programs in all U.S. jurisdictions.

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Support Our Projects

Your donation supports our efforts to increase the delivery of pro bono legal services to persons who cannot otherwise afford an attorney.

Peer Consulting Project

Through the Peer Consulting Project, the Center for Pro Bono makes available the expertise of experienced volunteer consultants.

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About Us

The Center for Pro Bono is a major project of the Committee and its implementation arm. The Center provides technical assistance and planning advice to a wide range of constituents in the field, including bar associations, pro bono programs, legal services offices, bar leaders, law schools, corporate counsel, judges and government attorneys.