While the holiday season was busy for many people with parties and family gatherings, The Pro Bono Project was having some busy days with law students from George Washington Law, American University Washington College of Law and Columbia Law School.
Read MoreIt's October: National Pro Bono Celebration Is Here
For the past seven years, the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service has shined the spotlight during October on the increasing need for pro bono services, and the lawyers and other professionals who lend their time and talent to those who cannot afford, but need, the services of a civil lawyer.
Read MoreVolunteers Make Pro Bono Count
We’re always asking our volunteer lawyers to tell us why they give their time and talent to The Pro Bono Project and to the pro bono cause in general.
Read MoreNotes: August 2015 In Brief
This month's In Brief commemorates the 10th Anniversary of Katrina. You've already seen some of our remembrances on our Hurricane Katrina Retrospective page. This month we add three more stories.
Read MoreBarry Law In The House ...
It's the end of the semester and Barry University School of Law sent three of its best and brightest - Kenneth Ejene, Mylika Morton and Stacey Schwartz - to The Pro Bono Project during the week of Memorial Day, May 26 to 29.
Read MoreDrake Law In The House ...
Back row: Nathan Vos, Nicholas Gral, Alexandria Quinn, Lucas Sterbick
Front row: Molly Hammer, Monika Sehic, Shelby Bird, Marie De Franca, Mathilde Declercq, Caroline Alet, Erin Lain (Note: Marie, Mathilde and Caroline are French exchange students.)
Seated: Linton Carney, Chief Legal Officer, The Project
No sooner did our law students from Georgetown Law depart, our bevy of first year law students from Drake Law arrived to get an early glimpse of Spring for a few days during the week of March 16-20.
Read MoreThere's A New Rule In Town ...
There's a new rule in town that gives The Project's volunteer lawyers and the hundred of other attorneys in Louisiana a leg up on earning their annual CLE credits.
Read MoreIf It's Springtime ... It's New Orleans ...
When Spring comes to New Orleans, law students flock to The Pro Bono Project instead of the beach as they take a break from the lingering winter. This past week, The Project hosted six students from Georgetown Law.
Read MoreVolunteers On Parade ...
Even though we have a small staff - only 7 of us - we get a lot done thanks to our volunteers. Over the past several weeks, the office was filled with lawyers, students and a host of people who give their time, skills and energy to The Project in a number of different ways.
Read MoreSanta Brings Good Things To The Project ...
The Project hosted two law students from George Washington University Law School in mid-December.
Read MoreAll in the Family ...
So, what's a corporate lawyer know about Family Law?
Read MoreCINC CLE: A Learning Experience
The CINC CLE held at the Bar Center on July 18th was jam-packed. Here's a glimpse of the day's activities.
Read MoreMay The Law Students Be With You
Law Students from Wisconsin and Illinois escaped the cold and spent January helping out at The Pro Bono Project.
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