GSU COL Pro Bono Program

The Center for Access to Justice’s award-winning Pro Bono Program connects students with legal volunteer opportunities to address the legal needs of people of limited means. Working under attorney supervision, Georgia State Law students are enhancing the capacity of law and legal institutions to do justice. Pro bono activities include not only those that address unmet legal needs of people of limited means but also efforts that enhance the capacity of law and legal institutions to do justice.

What Constitutes Pro Bono Service? 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, except:
Law-related work done for a member of Congress or local government;
Translation work done for law-related volunteering;
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 an 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 service. If you have questions about what constitutes pro bono service, contact Center for Access to Justice assistant director, Darcy Meals.

At this time, students must also still separately log hours on Inside Law to be recognized for distinction at commencement.

Learn more at https://law.gsu.edu/student-experience/pro-bono-service-in-the-community/ .