Giving Tuesday -
November 30, 2021

A financial donation is not the only way to give this Giving Tuesday. Consider donating your time and legal knowledge by volunteering with The Pro Bono Project. Our current opportunities to volunteer include:

• Accepting representation in a pro bono legal matter. You can find a full listing of cases awaiting placement with a volunteer attorney here.

• Staffing our Self-Help Resource Centers. The Pro Bono Project operates self-help centers for pro se domestic litigants at both Orleans Civil District Court and at the 24th Judicial District Court. Additionally, we operate a self-help center for pro se bankruptcy filers at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Contact The Pro Bono Project for details.

• Conducting an in-house divorce workshop. Meet with clients in the comfort and convenience of your own office or ours in staggered appointments to review and sign divorce pleadings and answer client questions about the divorce process.

• Are you a Spanish speaker? The Pro Bono Project benefits from bilingual (or fluent) volunteers who can assist us with simple interpretation and translations.

• Other opportunities to volunteer include mentoring other volunteer attorneys, providing a CLE training or client-oriented informational video on a topic of your expertise, and staffing our community-based legal clinics.

Register as a volunteer using our online registration portal and contact Director of Legal Services Kathryn Lafrentz at 504-581-4043 x 211 to find out more about volunteering.