Pro Bono

Pro Bono

Spring Break Highlights 2019: Harvard Law School

Part of the 2019 Law School Spring Break Highlights series. This article features the work of Harvard Law School students over spring break 2019 as they engaged in various pro bono projects.

Career

Suits on the Ground: The ABA Rule of Law Initiative

Adam R. Pearlman

ROLI places experts in the field to help put international norms into operation.

Immigration

ABA President Calls for Lawyer Volunteers at Border Projects

A recent grant from the American Bar Endowment will enable the ABA Commission on Immigration to lead monthly, weeklong volunteer trips to each of its two legal services projects on the southern border. In April, May, June, and July volunteers will work at the South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (“ProBAR”) in Harlingen, Texas. In August, volunteers will travel to San Diego, California, to work with the Immigration Justice Project (“IJP”). Volunteers on these trips will get direct experience on the frontlines witnessing the immigration detention and removal systems and hearing directly from asylum-seekers and others on why they undergo dangerous travel to the United States seeking protection.

Celebrate Pro Bono

The Annual National Celebration of Pro Bono—a nationwide opportunity for lawyers to honor our responsibility to the profession and our communities by volunteering to serve those who cannot afford legal services.