DC Pro Bono Week 2017: Affiliated Trainings
In addition to the main DC Pro Bono Week events, a series of affiliated trainings will take place before, during, and after Pro Bono Week. The full list is below: (more…)
DC Pro Bono Week: Coming October 2017
We're just over two months away from D.C. Pro Bono Week 2017, which runs from October 22–28. Although we're still finalizing the schedule of events, here's a taste of some of the events we're planning (more…)
Pro Bono Week Recap: Serving on Nonprofit Boards
By Erin Mee Serving on nonprofit boards can help expand access to justice and give back to the community, while at the same time providing board members an opportunity to expand their networks and build meaningful skills. So explained the speakers at Washington Council of Lawyers's DC Pro Bono Week panel discussing service on nonprofit boards. (more…)
Pro Bono Week Recap: Landlord-Tenant Branch Site Visit
A dozen lawyers and law students gathered at Judiciary Square on Tuesday morning, October 25 for The Housing Crisis from the Inside: A Guided Tour of D.C. Superior Court’s Landlord and Tenant Branch. This Pro Bono Week event was co-sponsored by Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia and Neighborhood Legal Services Program; the tour, led by Legal Aid's Beth Mellen Harrison, sought to educate participants about the lack of safe, affordable housing in the District and the experience of low-income tenants forced to defend themselves in eviction cases in a fast-paced, high-volume court. (more…)