SCCBA Pro Bono Resources

The following websites provide useful pro bono information for Santa Clara County Attorneys:

ABA Pro Bono Directory
The American Bar Association lists programs across the Country that offer pro bono opportunities. The site is searchable by state.

CALegalAdvocates
CALegalAdvocates.org is an on-line community for all those working to ensure access to justice for low-income Californians. Membership is open to legal services staff, pro bono advocates, court staff, law students, and others who are directly working on access to justice issues.

Corporate Pro Bono
Corporate Pro Bono (CPBO) is a national pro bono partnership project of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and the Pro Bono Institute (PBI). It provides resources for in-house corporate counsel seeking to do pro bono work. Through online services, technical assistance to the in-house community, and educational outreach, CPBO encourages and supports the participation of in-house counsel in pro bono legal services.

Pro Bono Institute
The Pro Bono Institute, housed at Georgetown University, is mandated to explore and identify 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. In doing so, the Institute identifies and develops innovative programs and undertakes rigorous evaluations to ensure that the proposals and methods identified are workable in the real world of law practice and legal services delivery.

Pro Bono Net/CA
Pro Bono Net California is dedicated to supporting pro bono statewide. This site is also the statewide gateway to regional pro bono sites for areas such as San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Public Interest Clearing House
The Public Interest Clearinghouse (PIC) exists to bridge the "justice gap" and improve the administration of justice for our state�s most vulnerable people. As the hub of statewide coordination to increase access to justice, PIC cultivates partnerships between legal aid organizations, law schools and students, private attorneys, the State Bar, the Courts and others, to proactively devise strategies to address gaps in the delivery of legal aid. PIC�s main areas of focus are: training, advocacy and other support to legal aid advocates; state planning and coordination within the broader legal community; encouraging and facilitating law student pro bono; and, harnessing technology developments to leverage resources and eliminate barriers to justice.

Silicon Valley Campaign for Legal Services
The Silicon Valley Campaign For Legal Services is an annual campaign program dedicated to raising funds to augment current contributions to Silicon Valley legal service agencies, which provide legal services to Silicon Valley�s disadvantaged residents. The purpose of these funds is to increase the effectiveness and ability of these legal agencies to assist our disadvantaged residents with the most critical of legal issues.

State Bar of California, Action Plan for Justice 2007
The full text of the 2007 report of the California Commission on Access to Justice can be found here.

State Bar of California Pro Bono Resources
The State Bar of California Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services has compiled resources for lawyers, law firms, bar associations, legal services providers, judges and law students interested in Pro Bono.