Pro Bono Initiatives

Welcome to New York Law School’s Pro Bono Initiatives webpage. Our mission is to promote and facilitate the participation of members of the New York Law School community in pro bono activities, which are an essential aspect of our professional responsibilities as lawyers and lawyers-to-be. We will post here opportunities for volunteering as well as training.

Applicants seeking to be admitted to the New York State bar on or after January 1, 2015 will need to demonstrate that they have completed 50 hours of qualifying pro bono work prior to submitting their applications for admission. For more information on this requirement and how to satisfy it, visit the following websites:

Website of New York Unified Court System regarding Pro Bono Requirement
http://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/probono/baradmissionreqs.shtml

Pro bono FAQs from New York State Office of Court Administration
http://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/probono/FAQsBarAdmission.pdf

Form Affidavit of Compliance
http://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/probono/AppForAdmission_Pro-BonoReq_Fillable.pdf

The effects of Hurricane Sandy provide many opportunities for lawyers and law students to get involved in pro bono work. For up-to-date information on such opportunities and training, check out these websites:

Pro Bono Net NYC
http://www.probono.net/ny/hurricane_sandy/

New York Legal Assistance Group Storm Response Center
http://nylag.org/units/storm-response-unit/