Every year, The Pro Bono Project honors lawyers, law firms, students, businesses, and members of the judiciary who have provided, improved, and excelled in supporting our delivery of legal services. These services are of critical importance to the increasing number of people in our area. We host our annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon to show our deep appreciation for those who support our mission to improve access to justice in our community.
Read MoreNational Pro Bono Week - Sunday, October 24th to Saturday, October 30
The National Celebration of Pro Bono starts on October 24th! Throughout the country, legal aid organizations celebrate the lawyers and law students who donate their time to provide legal services to those who cannot afford a lawyer. 💙❤️
Check out the many ways you can volunteer with The Pro Bono Project. http://probono-no.org/volunteer-opportunities
Read MoreHungry for Justice? Share An Evening with JFAB 2017 Honorary Chair, Chef Leah Chase
Living Legend of the Civil Rights Movement, Chef Extraordinaire, and the entire Chase Family Craft the Perfect Recipe for JFAB 2017
She stood up for the rights of others her whole life, and now Chef Leah Chase is bringing that passion – that hunger for justice – to her role as The Pro Bono Project's Honorary Chair of its annual fundraiser, The Justice For All Ball (JFAB).
Read MoreStanding Up For Justice
Stakeholder Meeting Convenes with the
President of the American Bar Association and the
Area’s Top Legal Minds to Talk About Pro Bono Work
The Pro Bono Project brought together 60 of the metro area’s top lawyers and jurists to meet with the American Bar Association President Linda Klein and Louisiana State Bar Foundation President-Elect Valerie Bargas on Friday, April 7th to talk about how to build a stronger pro bono partnership. The group met at the Hale Boggs Federal Courthouse in the courtroom of The Honorable Jay Zainey, Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana.
Read MoreFrom The Project’s Chair and Executive Director: Setting the 2017 Agenda
Building a stronger culture of pro bono within the six parishes served by The Pro Bono Project, and across the state of Louisiana sets the stage for 2017 as a year of collaboration, community, and access to justice.
Read MoreIt's October: National Pro Bono Celebration Is Here
For the past seven years, the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service has shined the spotlight during October on the increasing need for pro bono services, and the lawyers and other professionals who lend their time and talent to those who cannot afford, but need, the services of a civil lawyer.
Read MoreJeffrey Robinson: Inspiring All at 2014 Equal Justice Conference
The Project's Executive Director, Rachel Piercey recently returned from the ABA's 2014 Equal Justice Conference in Portland, OR. Moved and inspired by attorney Jeffrey Robinson's Opening Session presentation, Rachel wished that all those donating pro bono services were there with her to hear Mr. Robinson's presentation. Luckily, the ABA has made a video of the presentation available and we invite you to be as moved and inspired as Rachel was.