For over thirty years, the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center at Loyola University College of Law provides law students the opportunity to serve the greater good while supplementing their coursework with real world legal research and practice. Each summer, The Project welcomes interns who gain invaluable legal experience and skills while assisting us in our mission to provide free civil legal aid to under-served members of our community.
Working with our staff, clients, and volunteers, Jordan Giles and Devon Clancy bring enthusiasm, energy, and a commitment to meeting today’s challenging times. Their work on our Successions program along with supporting our Divorce Workshops and Self Help Resource Centers has been exceptional. Today is Jordan's last day! We wish her well and know she is a friend to The Pro Bono Project for life. Devon will be staying on with us through the fall semester.
Read MoreIn the latest edition of our 5 in 5 series, we spotlight Nadège Assalé. In addition to serving on The Pro Bono Project’s Board of Directors as Vice Chair, Nadège is this year’s Justice For All Ball Chair. Nadège is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and Loyola University College of Law. She concentrates her practice at Bradley, Murchison, Kelly & Shea in the areas of Oil & Gas Law and Energy Law, offshore and onshore, including title examination, the acquisition and disposition of Oil and Gas properties, and general commercial transactions. Nadège’s professional accomplishments match her personal achievements.
Read MoreWe are proud to mark our second year managing the Self-Help Resource Center (SHRC) at Orleans Parish Civil District Court. With over 2,000 visitors in 2018, the SHRC is a model for collaboration and community partnerships.
Read MoreIt takes many hands to open doors to access civil justice for those in need. The strong partnership between The Pro Bono Project, its staff and hundreds of volunteer lawyers, paralegals, law students, and other professional and lay volunteers is the just the beginning.
Only through collaboration with our partners in the Access to Justice community can the mission of The Project ultimately come to life. As we move forward in 2018, collaboration is at the heart of our agenda, just as it is at the heart of serving our pro bono clients.
Read MoreIt turned out that finding a new part-time successions attorney was easier than we thought – she was already right under our roof!
Read MoreThey’re young, they’re hip, each successful in their chosen field and they’re committed – to New Orleans and to The Pro Bono Project. Gary Solomon, Jr., (l) and Seth Bloom, Esq., (r) may be considered the proverbial ‘men about town’ – but don’t let that fool you. The two are committed to leading this city forward and bringing about positive change in whatever way they can.
Read MoreThe Pro Bono Project recently hosted two interns as part of the inaugural year of the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Access to Justice Developing Leadership Intern Program. This program is the result of the collaborative efforts of the Louisiana Supreme Court, Louisiana District Judges Association, Louisiana Bar Foundation, civil legal aid providers, law schools, the Louisiana State Bar Association, and four law firms: Adams and Reese and Phelps Dunbar supported two New Orleans-based interns; and Baker Donelson and Jones Walker sponsored two interns in Baton Rouge.
Read MoreEven though we have a small staff - only 7 of us - we get a lot done thanks to our volunteers. Over the past several weeks, the office was filled with lawyers, students and a host of people who give their time, skills and energy to The Project in a number of different ways.
Read MoreSee who's been opening doors and getting some great experience at The Project from law schools in the Midwest and locally.
Read MoreThis summer, The Pro Bono Project was delighted to host a group of law students from the Loyola Law School, Gilis Law Poverty Center's Summer Intern Program. The Project's group included four law students: Connie Colley, Kyle Keenan, Joe Loochkartt and Rick Yelton.
Read MoreWe celebrated National Volunteer Week by asking for our volunteers to share their stories with us through our Facebook page. This was a first for us and our thanks to all who posted or read the various posts about Spread the Love on Facebook. Check out the full story to see who won.
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