Pro bono via legal aid not only helps close that gap but dramatically impacts the profession. It provides experience, opportunity and mentorship and reveals to others the promise of law’s ...

More nonprofits are seeking pro bono helpers to sustain their operations as they grapple with federal funding cuts and increased demand for their services. Taproot Foundation CEO Cat Ward has the ...

Legal aid is not a handout to those who can’t afford representation, nor is it checking the pro bono box in pursuit of good-standing status or required continuing legal education credits. Rather, as ...

913. DID YOU KNOW MORE THAN HALF OF AMERICANS MISTAKENLY BELIEVE THEY’RE ENTITLED TO A FREE LAWYER FOR CIVIL LEGAL ISSUES? WE’RE TALKING THINGS LIKE EVICTION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR CUSTODY BATTLES. AND ...

The work of pro bono attorneys — who take on cases without charge for the public good — has been a powerful force for progress and equality in the United States. Our country’s history is filled with ...

Protect Our Defenders CEO Nancy Parrish and Volare CEO Bridgette Stumpf launch a partnership expanding pro bono legal access ...

The Internet offers several ways to look for pro bono legal services in a given state or region. Two good starting places are: National Center for Nonprofit Organizations. Under the heading “state ...

Washington — President Trump this week floated the possibility of using the law firms that agreed to provide free legal services through deals reached with the White House to assist the United States ...

When 85,000 people fled Afghanistan in 2021, lawyers from major law firms stepped up to file their political asylum petitions. When the names of more than 700 detainees at Guantanamo Bay were released ...

River Valley Legal Aid, Pro Bono Indiana, will host a free legal walk-in clinic on March 27 at the Franklin Library.