PAProbono.net is an online legal community that provides information and resources for pro bono attorneys, legal aid attorneys, public defenders, and other legal advocates interested in increasing access to justice. This site contains resources to assist in your representation of low income or disadvantaged clients. Please join our community.

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There is a large unmet need for legal assistance by low-income individuals. More than half of the problems that low-income Americans bring to legal aid will receive only limited legal help or no legal help at all because of a lack of resources to serve them.

Performing pro bono work is your responsibility as a member of the legal profession. Only lawyers have the special skills and knowledge needed to secure access to justice for low-income people. Access to law is the right that protects all other rights.

Pro bono work is good for you, both professionally and personally. Pro bono opportunities help build lawyering skills and experience, as well as provide valuable networking opportunities. But most of all it makes you feel good. You have the opportunity to make the justice system work for people who feel victimized by it. You give them hope and provide assistance when they have nowhere else to turn.

The Pro Bono Program Directory is a searchable database of organizations that are seeking the assistance of volunteer pro bono advocates. You can find an opportunity that meets your volunteer goal by using the guide's filters to find an opportunity in your locality and legal area of preference.

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