After the Bar: Public Service

Volunteer to Develop Your Legal Skills

Pro Bono

How Volunteering for Legal Aid Can Benefit Your Community and Your Professional Development

Molly Lovell

If you want a break from doing document review for your firm, you lost your job, or your start date has been delayed, give your legal aid office a call.

Professional Development

Develop Your Legal Skills by Supporting Disaster Survivors

Stephanie Duke

Accessibility to free legal services is essential to address the needs of marginalized and vulnerable communities.

Taxation

Pro Bono Settlement Day: Give Back to Your Community and Gain Litigation Skills

Jennifer Breen

These events can help parties arrive at an earlier settlement, educate self-represented taxpayers, preserve the resources of the parties and the Tax Court, and facilitate opportunities for taxpayers to meet with pro bono counsel.

Elder

Develop Empathy and Legal Skills by Volunteering as a Guardian

Lauren Ritter

As the population of older adults increases, so will the need for lawyers to volunteer as guardians for the elderly.

Lawyers Who Inspire

Career

Two Young Native American Lawyers Call for Action on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Amanda Robert

Lauren van Schilfgaarde and Heather Torres introduced the ABA to the missing and murdered indigenous women crisis in February 2020 by first sharing the stories of those who suffered.

Federal Government

The DREAMer Next Door

Isioma Nwabuzor

Isioma Nwabuzor founded The DREAMer Next Door, which is designed to engage millennials and spark advocacy on pressing sociopolitical issues, particularly immigration reform.

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Volunteer to Develop Your Legal Skills

How Volunteering for Legal Aid Can Benefit Your Community and Your Professional Development

Develop Your Legal Skills by Supporting Disaster Survivors

Pro Bono Settlement Day: Give Back to Your Community and Gain Litigation Skills

Develop Empathy and Legal Skills by Volunteering as a Guardian

Lawyers Who Inspire

Two Young Native American Lawyers Call for Action on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

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After the Bar: Public Service

Legal Observers Preserve the Rights of Protestors

Good Trouble: Finding Your Purpose and Making an Impact

Saving Lives Through Pro Bono: The ABA Death Penalty Representation Project

Volunteer to Develop Your Legal Skills

How Volunteering for Legal Aid Can Benefit Your Community and Your Professional Development

Develop Your Legal Skills by Supporting Disaster Survivors

Pro Bono Settlement Day: Give Back to Your Community and Gain Litigation Skills

Develop Empathy and Legal Skills by Volunteering as a Guardian

Lawyers Who Inspire

Two Young Native American Lawyers Call for Action on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

The DREAMer Next Door

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