NYS Courts Access to Justice Program - Volunteers Needed for Court Help Centers

Perfect limited scope volunteer opportunity! Volunteer a few hours for just a morning or afternoon at your convenience in NY or Kings Civil Court Help Centers and help unrepresented litigants with everyday Help Center inquiries. Learn More

Introduction to Medicaid and Medicare Webinar Series Available On-Demand in library

In April-May this year, the New York Legal Assistance Group Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program developed a five-part Continuing Legal Education Webinar program to provide tools to understand and navigate the complex world of Medicare and Medicaid in New York. These materials are now available on demand in the library. Learn More

September Volunteer Spotlight - Kevin Hackett

The NYC Pro Bono Center proudly spotlights a volunteer each month, to both honor and recognize pro bono volunteers as well as inspire others to volunteer themselves.  This month we feature Kevin Hackett, a partner at Proskauer Rose, and learn about his amazing pro bono work assisting less fortunate vets as part of the City Bar Justice Center's Veteran's Assistance Project. Don't forget to check out our September newsletter for featured pro bono news, trainings and pro bono opportunities.

 

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Join the NYC Pro Bono Center to access our library of resources, discover pro bono opportunities, stay up to date on news, trainings and events, and receive our monthly e-newsletter.  Please join our community of 9,000+ members dedicated to increasing access to justice!  The NYC Pro Bono Center is co-hosted by Pro Bono Net, the Legal Aid Society and the City Bar Justice Center.  

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Practice areas contain helpful resources for legal professionals by specific area of interest, such as family justice/domestic violence, housing, immigration or military pro bono. Join one of the New York or National practice areas listed on the left to gain access to a variety of resources specific to that area, including news, events, sample pleadings, training webcasts, available cases, and more. Membership in each practice area is separate and maintained with the help of our partners. 

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Ready to start searching for pro bono volunteering opportunities online? Our Pro Bono Opportunities Guide is a free and easy to use online searchable database of available pro bono opportunities. You can search by county, area of law, client group served and can even search for national opportunities. Whether you are a Trusts & Estates lawyer in Greene County... a law student in Albany looking to help victims of domestic violence... or a litigator in Manhattan looking to help a community organization... start searching now!    

Attorney Emeritus Program  

If you are an attorney in good standing and 55 years of age or older, scroll through our Attorney Emeritus Program pages to learn about tailored opportunities. 

Browse our Training Calendar 

On the calendar you can find information about relevant pro bono and public interest trainings and events, very often with CLE credit attached and usually for free. New events are always right around the corner!

TIP! Send an email to calendar@probono.net to receive an overview of the month's upcoming trainings and public interest events right in your inbox at the beginning of each month.

 

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An estimated 90% of children without a lawyer are deported and sent back to their home country. The National Unaccompanied Children's Resource Center, the Immigration Advocates Network and the NYC Pro Bono Center curate a set of resources to help you volunteer today. Learn More

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