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Seton Hall University School of Law
Seton Hall University School of Law
Law School Pro Bono Programs
Contact Information
Lori Outzs Borgen
Associate Clinical Professor and Director, Center for Social Justice, Director of Externships and Pro Bono Service Program
[email protected]
(973) 642-8700
Category Type
Formal Voluntary Pro Bono Program Characterized by a Referral System with Coordinator
Description of Programs
Students at all levels of learning and experience are encouraged to participate in the Center for Social Justice's Pro Bono program. At minimum, students in the program donate 35 hours of their professional time during a semester. Students can complete the 35 hour requirement during the course of a semester or during school breaks.
Location of Programs
With the Clinical Program (Center for Social Justice).
Staffing/Management/Oversight
The Director is a 15 hour per week clinical professor. He spends 50% of his time with the pro bono program.
Funding
Law school and grant funded.
Faculty and Administrative Pro Bono
The New Jersey State Bar Association pro bono policy applies to all law professors licensed to practice in the state of New Jersey. Law Administrators are included.
Awards/Recognition
We honor public interest students and celebrate public interest service in our graduation ceremony program. The Law School recognizes and provides awards to selected graduates who contribute the greatest to the public interest. Contributions include student leadership in community service and pro bono work. The Center for Social Justice honors clinical students who excel in the provision of public interest legal services with awards. Also, students who complete at least one semester of pro bono work are individually named in the graduation booklet.
Each student who completes the 35 hour requirement of the Center for Social Justice's Pro Bono program is given a plaque.
Law School Public Interest Programs
Contact Information
Certificate/Curriculum Programs
Public Interest Centers
Public Interest Office – Serves as the central resource for most public interest programs, including the Summer Public Interest Fellowship Program, the Heyman Fellowship Program, and the LRAP program, as well as sponsoring public interest events. Web site under construction.
Guantanamo Bay Detention Project – Professors Mark Denbeaux and Baher Azmy engaged numerous students in legal representation and advocacy on behalf of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay.
PI Career Support Center
Center for Social Justice
Loan Repayment Assistance Programs (LRAP)
Information on the Program can be found at https://law.shu.edu/financial-aid/public-interest-service-loan-program.cfm . The Program is funded through student fundraising.
Fellowships
07/02/2024