Pro Bono Program
Attorneys
The Duquesne University School of Law's Pro Bono Program solicits projects from private attorneys providing pro bono services as well as legal services organizations and non-profits. Private attorneys, who are providing pro bono legal services to a client, can contact the Pro Bono Program with specific assignments for Duquesne law students.
The Pro Bono Program will then advertise these projects and make every effort to find a match for submitted projects. Examples of types of projects include: research, writing, client in-take, litigation preparation, investigation, and advocacy.
Requirements:
- The law student must engage in law-related activities; clerical work does not qualify.
- The law student must be supervised by a licensed attorney for all work.
- The law student may not receive monetary compensation or academic credit to qualify as pro bono service hours.
- The law related services must be provided to the client either for free or at a substantially reduced rate.
- The law-related services must be on behalf of: (a) person(s) with limited financial means; OR (b) person(s) with limited access to legal representation; OR (c) nonprofit, civic, community, religious, or governmental organizations.
