The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service launched the National Celebration of Pro Bono in 2009. Every October, legal organizations across America participate to draw attention to the need for pro bono participation and to thank those who give their time year-round. Harvard Law School celebrates the pro bono work of its students and its alumni. Since the HLS Pro Bono Service Program and requirement began in 2005, J.D. students have contributed over 7,000,000 pro bono hours in Student Practice Organizations, clinics, and organizations on campus and around the world.
Harvard Law School and the Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs are thrilled to be a part of the 2026 Pro Bono Celebration. Throughout the month of October, join us for events highlighting pro bono opportunities in law school and in your future career, while celebrating HLS students’ dedication to pro bono work.
Upcoming Events:
-
Boston Pro Bono Fair
October 21, 2026
4:30 pm – 6:00 pmLocal law students and attorneys are cordially invited to attend Suffolk’s and the Boston Bar Association’s 15th Annual Pro Bono Fair. This event provides attendees with the chance to connect with a large variety of legal services organizations that are eager for new volunteers. Suffolk University Law School 120 Tremont… -
Justice Jam
October 22, 2026
6:00 pm – 8:00 pmA fun and casual event for the HLS public interest community! Join OPIA for the third annual Justice Jam. Grab some appetizers while listening to passionate public interest attorneys and soon-to-be attorneys tell a story about why they fight for justice. Each storyteller will share—in just five minutes! —what inspires them to do public interest work. It will be part poetry slam about justice, part public interest pep talk, and, if YOU come, a whole lot of fun. Join us! Food and beverage provided. RSVP below! -
Election Protection Non-Partisan Poll Monitor Volunteer Training
October 22, 2026
6:00 pm – 7:30 pmSign Up to Be a Nonpartisan Election Protection Monitor in Boston Sign up for a 3-hour poll monitoring shift at a high-priority polling site in Boston or elsewhere in Massachusetts, organized by the national, nonpartisan Election Protection (EP) coalition. Training: EDP is hosting an in-person training from Common Cause lawyers,… -
Lawyering for Liberation – Panel & Discussion
October 26, 2026
12:15 pm – 1:30 pmThis panel will engage with the edited collection Lawyering for Liberation: A Toolbox for Movement Lawyers– an approachable how-to guide which distills key concepts of movement lawyering. The panel features volume editors Ameca Reali and Marbré Stahly-Butts and contributor S. Mandisa Moore-O’Neal and will provide students with the opportunity to learn about key aspects of their work, their insights into movement lawyering, and what movement lawyering needs today and in the future. Registration Required. Lunch will be provided.
Pro Bono Stories
Congratulations to the 2026 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Pro Bono Honor Roll recipients!
Justin Abbey
Gabriella Salome Akosua Achampong
Meghna Adhikari
Jordyn Allen
Jason Leonard Altshuler
Haaris Bashir Alvi
Kristen Nicole Arnold
Maral M. Asik
Wonkyung A. Bae
Tess Ann Ballis
Naheim Allah Banks
Rana Chandra Bansal
Francesca Tyler Barasch
Malcolm A. Bellairs
Mariana E. Beyer Chapa
Kenneth En-Ming Boggess
Jenna Boguslavsky
Isabelle Victoria Bohn
Lorenzo J. Bradford
Emillie Grace Burgess
John H. Butler
Kelsey Hope Carido
Christian L. Carson
Will Henry Cassou
Emily Chen
Nndidi Chiazor
Nora M. Clancy
Daniel Cohen
Kayla Amanda Collins
Olivia Connor
Alice M. Corey
Katherine Rae Curry
Ethan Danial
Julia L. Danson
Leland James Domaratzky
Raahema F. Durrani
Kosisochukwu Toru Eneli
Mihaela Esanu
Olivia Meyers Ferdinand
Shira Fischer
Alexa J. Foman
Savanah Freitas
Ruby French
Andrew Garcia
Kathryn Sallee Goodman
Jillian Rae Green
Lila M. Greiner
Emma K. Griffin
Noah B. Gross
Anna Calliope Hackel
Chelsea N. Hamlet
Beyonce Cleo Naa Ayeley Hammond
Noah Harris
Chloe Madeleine Haskell
Jonathan Hirschfeld
Jane B. Holmes
Maxwell D. Huber
Cara A. Hudson-Erdman
Esther Huescas
Emily RoseIrigoyen
Daniel Jackson
Jaden Jarmel-Schneider
Matthew M. Jelen
Kayla Brianna Jessup
Brianna Destiny Johnson
Benjamin Jacob Kane
Austin J. Keefe
Jackson X. Kelley
Sarah Ann Kersting-Mumm
Dina Kobeissi
Caroline Coleman Koclanes
Benjamin Koester
Charles Solomon Krumholz
Holden Wan Hong Lai
Kyung Yup Lee
George M. Lemeur
Caroline Lesser
Haylee Paige Levin
Jacob Levine
Kevin Liao
Jacquelynn Y. Lin
Allen L. Litvak III
Zelin Liu
Edith Herwitz Lochner
Kaitlyn Long
Henry Z. Lu
Jazper Lu
Margaret Ruth Lynn
Greta Anne Maras
Alyssa Jasmin Matias
Kendall Akemi Matsumoto
Kennedy Elizabeth Mattes
Elizabeth Corcoran McCarty
Grace Mehler
Jacob Menz
Elizabeth Jane Messman
Liora Meyer
Max L. Mickenberg
Mark Rocco Milian
Felicia Laila Miller
Hannah M. Miller
Ainsley M. Morrison
Lierta J. Nako
Luke Nassif
Brooke L. Newbury
Langdon R. Ogburn
Alison Rachael Oh
Tanvi Oswal
Reina Rajesh Patel
Ryyan A. Pritchett
Akhil Rajasekar
Vaishnav Rajkumar
Ethan B. Reichsman
Yasemin Reis
Daniel L. Rosenblatt
Rimsha H. Saeed
Julia Saltzman
Lauren Renee Sanchez
Robert P. Sandlin
Luke Smissaert Schneider
Malka Yasmine Schreier
Jacqueline L. Segal
Sarasota Eastis Serulneck
Jai M. Shah
Abraham Shalizi
Ashneet Sharma
Rachel Qi Sih
Sahaj Singh
Meghna Sinha
Athena Mabel Smith
Jane Souvaliotis
Emily Helene Spector
Zachary R. Springer
Derrick Christopher Stanfield
Caroline E. Steiner
Jobim Steyermark
Eve Leah Miller Strickberger
Yifan Sun
Simran Manoj Surtani
Karen Rae Thai
Ifeanyichukwu Ruth Umunna
Alyn Elizabeth Wallace
Caroline Yunping Wang
Kevin L. Wei
Maia S. Wenger
Liyu B. Woldemichael
Sylvia Marie Wu
Annabel Xu
Madelyn J. Yake
Elizabeth Faith Yoon
Joyce Hyelin Yun
Tatiana Maria Ziff
To learn more about how to engage with pro bono at HLS, explore these pages.
-
![]()
Find a Pro Bono Placement
Browse pro bono opportunities available during the fall and spring semester.
-
![]()
Student Practice Organizations
Explore the 11 Student Practice Organizations, run by students and supervised by expect attorneys, where students can do volunteer pro bono work.
-
![Two students looking at a computer screen.]()
Pro Bono Resources
HLS students have many choices if they choose a career at a law firm. The following links offer some resources to evaluate law firm pro bono.
-
![]()
Pro Bono Graduation Requirement
For JD students, there is a requirement of 50 pro bono hours.
