Wayne State University Law School has introduced a new Student Voluntary Pro Bono Program to encourage students to use their professional training to benefit underserved populations and the community at large.
Wayne Law Director of Career Services Diane Fears has been named director of the new program.
The program encourages students to complete the Warrior Pro Bono Pledge, a pledge agreement wherein the student agrees to perform a minimum of 50 hours of supervised, qualifying pro bono work while enrolled as a Wayne Law student.
The program will allow students to assist underserved populations as well as reap professional development benefits such as exposure to a variety of practice settings and client bases, hands-on legal experience, and a host of networking and leadership development opportunities.
Students who fulfill the Warrior Pro Bono Pledge will receive a certificate of pro bono Service and acknowledgement during the annual honors convocation ceremony.
“Wayne Law is committed to educating graduates who excel in the law and provide service to community, the bench and the bar,” said Wayne Law Dean Robert M. Ackerman. “As we continue to see an increased number of students interested in public interest work, we have made it a priority to increase the number of opportunities available to them.
Ackerman said the new program, along with Wayne Law clinics, internships and Public Interest Law Fellowships, “will provide another route through which they can make a difference through the law.”
Wayne Law students who have completed the first term of the first-year day program or four terms of the part-time evening program, have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher, and are not on academic probation are eligible to complete the Warrior Pro Bono Pledge and enroll in the Student Voluntary Pro Bono Program.
The pro bono coordinator will suggest pre-approved projects and/or placements involving qualifying work based on a program questionnaire.
Students also may propose a project or placement involving qualifying work.
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