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class="large-header-content-container"> <h1 id="public-page-title" class="lw_hidden editable optional"></h1> <h1 class="page-title">Pro Bono</h1> <div class="paragraph-content"> <div id="large-intro-paragraph" class="header-content editable optional"> <p>The Law School was among the first in the nation to enact a pro bono requirement. All JD students must complete at least 70 hours of eligible pro bono work prior to graduation. In 2000, the Law School was the inaugural recipient of the American Bar Association’s Pro Bono Publica Award.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="header-image" class="large-header-img-wrapper editable optional"> <p> <picture class="lw_image lw_image41749 lw_align_left lw_block"> <source type="image/webp" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/12/width/500/height/333/41749_TPIC-SignUpFair18_0041.rev.1626980087.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/500/height/333/41749_TPIC-SignUpFair18_0041.rev.1626980087.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/500/height/333/41749_TPIC-SignUpFair18_0041.rev.1626980087.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/12/width/650/height/433/41749_TPIC-SignUpFair18_0041.rev.1626980087.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/650/height/433/41749_TPIC-SignUpFair18_0041.rev.1626980087.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/650/height/433/41749_TPIC-SignUpFair18_0041.rev.1626980087.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/12/width/500/height/333/41749_TPIC-SignUpFair18_0041.rev.1626980087.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/500/height/333/41749_TPIC-SignUpFair18_0041.rev.1626980087.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/500/height/333/41749_TPIC-SignUpFair18_0041.rev.1626980087.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/12/width/650/height/433/41749_TPIC-SignUpFair18_0041.rev.1626980087.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/650/height/433/41749_TPIC-SignUpFair18_0041.rev.1626980087.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/650/height/433/41749_TPIC-SignUpFair18_0041.rev.1626980087.jpg 3x"/> <img width="650" height="433" alt="Student registering for public service event" data-caption="Student registering for public service event" src="/live/image/gid/12/width/650/height/433/41749_TPIC-SignUpFair18_0041.rev.1626980087.jpg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/650/height/433/41749_TPIC-SignUpFair18_0041.rev.1626980087.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/650/height/433/41749_TPIC-SignUpFair18_0041.rev.1626980087.jpg 3x" loading="lazy" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133"/> </picture> </p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="main-content-section large-header-top full-content-section"> <div class="frame no-padding-bottom"> <div class="flex-wrapper main-wrapper"> <div class="main-page-content"> <div id="content" class="editable"> <div class="image-grid-container block-container"> <h3>Explore the Pro Bono Program</h3> <div class="image-grid-row-wrapper row-items-2"> <div class="image-grid-item"> <div class="image-container"> <div class="lw_layout_image" data-width="650" data-height="589"> <picture class="lw_image lw_image40644 lw_align_none lw_fixed_size"> <source type="image/webp" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/18/width/500/height/453/crop/1/40644_PennLawDetails0718_0006.rev.1623256150.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/500/height/453/crop/1/40644_PennLawDetails0718_0006.rev.1623256150.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/18/width/500/height/453/crop/1/40644_PennLawDetails0718_0006.rev.1623256150.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/18/width/650/height/589/crop/1/40644_PennLawDetails0718_0006.rev.1623256150.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/650/height/589/crop/1/40644_PennLawDetails0718_0006.rev.1623256150.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/18/width/650/height/589/crop/1/40644_PennLawDetails0718_0006.rev.1623256150.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/18/width/500/height/453/crop/1/40644_PennLawDetails0718_0006.rev.1623256150.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/500/height/453/crop/1/40644_PennLawDetails0718_0006.rev.1623256150.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/18/width/500/height/453/crop/1/40644_PennLawDetails0718_0006.rev.1623256150.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/18/width/650/height/589/crop/1/40644_PennLawDetails0718_0006.rev.1623256150.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/650/height/589/crop/1/40644_PennLawDetails0718_0006.rev.1623256150.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/18/width/650/height/589/crop/1/40644_PennLawDetails0718_0006.rev.1623256150.jpg 3x"/> <img alt="" data-decoration="true" width="650" height="589" src="/live/image/gid/18/width/650/height/589/crop/1/40644_PennLawDetails0718_0006.rev.1623256150.jpg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/650/height/589/crop/1/40644_PennLawDetails0718_0006.rev.1623256150.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/18/width/650/height/589/crop/1/40644_PennLawDetails0718_0006.rev.1623256150.jpg 3x" loading="lazy" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2134"/> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="image-content"> <h4 class="">The Pro Bono Requirement</h4> <p>All students must complete at least 70 hours of TPIC-approved, law-related pro bono work supervised by an attorney. A minimum of 35 hours must be completed by the end of 2L year.<br /><br /></p> <p class=""><a class="button" href="/publicservice/pro-bono-faq.php">Learn more about the requirement</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="image-grid-item"> <div class="image-container"> <div class="lw_layout_image" data-width="650" data-height="589"> <picture class="lw_image lw_image41750 lw_fixed_size lw_align_none"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/12/width/650/height/587/crop/1/src_region/133,0,517,347/41750_40104_Shawnee_Emma_KA_ERS.rev.1626980194.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/12/width/650/height/587/crop/1/src_region/133,0,517,347/41750_40104_Shawnee_Emma_KA_ERS.rev.1626980194.jpg 1x"/> <img alt="TPIC" data-caption="TPIC" width="650" height="587" src="/live/image/gid/12/width/650/height/587/crop/1/src_region/133,0,517,347/41750_40104_Shawnee_Emma_KA_ERS.rev.1626980194.jpg" loading="lazy" data-max-w="384" data-max-h="347"/> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="image-content"> <h4 class="">Doing Pro Bono at Penn</h4> <p>For Penn Carey Law students, pro bono opportunities are limitless. Students can participate in more than 20 pro bono projects or partner with non-profit or government agencies for pro bono internships.</p> <p> </p> <p><a class="button" href="/publicservice/pro-bono/doing-pro-bono-at-penn/">Learn more about doing pro bono at Penn</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="image-grid-item"> <div class="image-container"> <div class="lw_layout_image" data-width="650" data-height="589"> <picture class="lw_image lw_image41758 lw_align_none lw_fixed_size"> <source type="image/webp" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/12/width/500/height/454/crop/1/src_region/0,592,2268,2650/41758_casey-schackow--AKCbfcGpl8-unsplash.rev.1626982168.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/500/height/454/crop/1/src_region/0,592,2268,2650/41758_casey-schackow--AKCbfcGpl8-unsplash.rev.1626982168.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/500/height/454/crop/1/src_region/0,592,2268,2650/41758_casey-schackow--AKCbfcGpl8-unsplash.rev.1626982168.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/12/width/650/height/590/crop/1/src_region/0,592,2268,2650/41758_casey-schackow--AKCbfcGpl8-unsplash.rev.1626982168.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/650/height/590/crop/1/src_region/0,592,2268,2650/41758_casey-schackow--AKCbfcGpl8-unsplash.rev.1626982168.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/650/height/590/crop/1/src_region/0,592,2268,2650/41758_casey-schackow--AKCbfcGpl8-unsplash.rev.1626982168.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/12/width/500/height/454/crop/1/src_region/0,592,2268,2650/41758_casey-schackow--AKCbfcGpl8-unsplash.rev.1626982168.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/500/height/454/crop/1/src_region/0,592,2268,2650/41758_casey-schackow--AKCbfcGpl8-unsplash.rev.1626982168.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/500/height/454/crop/1/src_region/0,592,2268,2650/41758_casey-schackow--AKCbfcGpl8-unsplash.rev.1626982168.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/12/width/650/height/590/crop/1/src_region/0,592,2268,2650/41758_casey-schackow--AKCbfcGpl8-unsplash.rev.1626982168.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/650/height/590/crop/1/src_region/0,592,2268,2650/41758_casey-schackow--AKCbfcGpl8-unsplash.rev.1626982168.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/650/height/590/crop/1/src_region/0,592,2268,2650/41758_casey-schackow--AKCbfcGpl8-unsplash.rev.1626982168.jpg 3x"/> <img alt="NYC" data-caption="NYC" width="650" height="590" src="/live/image/gid/12/width/650/height/590/crop/1/src_region/0,592,2268,2650/41758_casey-schackow--AKCbfcGpl8-unsplash.rev.1626982168.jpg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/650/height/590/crop/1/src_region/0,592,2268,2650/41758_casey-schackow--AKCbfcGpl8-unsplash.rev.1626982168.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/650/height/590/crop/1/src_region/0,592,2268,2650/41758_casey-schackow--AKCbfcGpl8-unsplash.rev.1626982168.jpg 3x" loading="lazy" data-max-w="2268" data-max-h="2058"/> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="image-content"> <h4 class="">NY Bar Pro Bono</h4> <p class="">This requirement is different from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Pro Bono Requirement in some very significant ways. Because your bar admission is your responsibility, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with all of this information.</p>   <p><a class="button" href="/publicservice/pro-bono/ny-state-bar-pro-bono-requirement/">Learn more about the NY requirement</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="content-2" class="lw_hidden editable optional"></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <footer> <div class="large-frame"> <div class="footer-header flex-wrapper space-between"> <div class="footer-logo-container flex-wrapper center"> <img src="/live/resource/image/_i/themes/global/images/PennLaw-Logo-Footer.rev.1675451040.svg" alt="PennLaw Footer" loading="lazy"/> <div> <p> <strong>University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School<br /></strong> 3501 Sansom Street<br /> Philadelphia, PA 19104<br /> 215.898.7483 </p> </div> </div> <div class="flex-wrapper footer-nav"> <div class="flex-2"> <a class="small-button" href="/institutes/">Centers & Institutes</a> <a class="small-button" href="/library/">Library</a> <a class="small-button" href="/academics/calendar/">Academic Calendar</a> </div> <div class="flex-2"> <a class="small-button" href="/newsevents/calendar.php#!view/week">Event Calendar</a> <a class="small-button" href="/administration/">Administration</a> <a class="small-button" href="https://www.upenn.edu/" target="_blank">Penn</a> </div> </div> <div class="footer-right-content"> <a href="/administration/contact.php" class="button">Contact</a> <a href="https://giving.aws.cloud.upenn.edu/fund?program=LAW" class="button" target="_blank">Support Us</a> <a href="/administration/job-opportunities.php" class="button">Jobs</a> </div> </div> <div class="footer-lower flex-wrapper space-between center"> <div class="social-container"> <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=19330" aria-label="LinkedIn Icon" target="_blank"><img src="/live/resource/image/_i/themes/global/images/linkedin-icon.rev.1675451040.svg" alt="LinkedIn Icon" loading="lazy"/></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/careylawupenn" aria-label="Facebook Icon" target="_blank"><img src="/live/resource/image/_i/themes/global/images/facebook-icon.rev.1675451039.svg" alt="Facebook Icon" loading="lazy"/></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/pennlaw" aria-label="Twitter Icon" target="_blank"><img src="/live/resource/image/_i/themes/global/images/x-icon.rev.1696970454.svg" alt="Twitter Icon" loading="lazy"/></a> <a href="http://instagram.com/penncareylaw/" aria-label="Instagram Icon" target="_blank"><img src="/live/resource/image/_i/themes/global/images/footer-instagram-icon.rev.1675451039.svg" alt="Instagram Icon" loading="lazy"/></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/pennlawschool" aria-label="Youtube Icon" target="_blank"><img src="/live/resource/image/_i/themes/global/images/youtube-icon.rev.1675451041.svg" alt="Youtube Icon" loading="lazy"/></a> <a href="/live/rss/news/group/news%20%26%20events/show_archived/true/max/20" aria-label="RSS Icon" target="_blank"><img src="/live/resource/image/_i/themes/global/images/footer-rss-logo.rev.1675451039.png" alt="footer-rss-logo Icon" loading="lazy"/></a> </div> <div class="copyright flex-wrapper center"> <p> Copyright 2024 University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. 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