Log in to report your pro bono hours for Pro Bono & Public Service Recognition Program. Pro bono service consists of law-related service students render in the public interest and for the public good without receiving a fee or earning academic credit. Activities that qualify as pro bono include work that is:
- Law-related;
- Not for credit or compensation;
- Supervised by a licensed attorney or law faculty member*
- On behalf of one or more of the following:
- Individuals, groups, or causes that are either under-represented in the legal system or that benefit the public good;
- A nonprofit organization, government agency, public interest law firm or private law firm providing pro bono legal services;
- A charitable, governmental, not-for-profit, or educational organization that works to improve the law, the legal system or the legal profession, including courts and legislatures;
Or training for work that meets the above criteria.
*Translation work done for law-related volunteering need not be directly supervised by the attorney/faculty member and can still count as pro bono service if all other requirements are met. Similarly, law-related work done for a member of Congress or local government need not be supervised by a lawyer or faculty member to count as pro bono service, but partisan work on behalf of a candidate for office or under the auspices of a political party DOES NOT qualify as pro bono legal work for this program.