The American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service and its Center for Pro Bono sponsor this site on the ABA's efforts to promote public service among lawyers. Among the site's many excellent features is The Directory of Law School Public Interest and Pro Bono Programs that is "designed to assist prospective law students interested in public interest and pro bono programs find the law school that best matches their interests and to assist individual law schools seeking to develop strong pro bono and public interest programs." (Duke Law School's Cindy Adcock was one of the authors of this Directory.)

The Pro Bono Institute, housed at Georgetown University Law Center, explores and identifies "new approaches to -- and resources for -- the provision of legal services to the poor, disadvantaged, and other individuals or groups unable to secure legal assistance to address critical problems." The Institute is a participant in the Law Firm Pro Bono Project, that focuses on the nation's 850 largest law firms to expand their pro bono efforts.

Pine Tree Legal Assistance, a Legal Services office that was a pioneer in web communications, has links to many Pro Bono sites around the country.

The North Carolina Bar Association's pro bono activities are described in detail.

For other links to external sites for legal assistance and public interest, go to the Legal Referrals.