Pro Bono Scholars Program
About the Pro Bono Scholars Program
The Pro Bono Scholars Program (PBSP) allows students in their final year of law school to devote their last semester to performing pro bono service for the poor through a law school clinic or legal services provider. òòò½´«Ã½ who are admitted to the program take the New York bar examination in February of their final year of study, before they graduate. òòò½´«Ã½ who pass the February bar exam and all other requirements for admission (New York Law Exam, Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam) can expect to be admitted to practice by the end of June.
òòò½´«Ã½ who are accepted into the Pro Bono Scholars Program will spend 12 weeks working full time in a pro bono placement, following the February bar exam. òòò½´«Ã½ who are placed at one of the qualifying client representations clinics will also attend that clinicòòò½´«Ã½™s weekly seminar. òòò½´«Ã½ who are placed at a legal services organization will participate in the Pro Bono Scholars weekly seminar.
Pro Bono Scholars have been placed at the Law Schoolòòò½´«Ã½™s client representation clinics òòò½´«Ã½“ the Criminal Justice Clinic, the Disability Rights Clinic and the Immigration Justice Clinic. Legal services placements have included Legal Services of the Hudson Valley, the Pace Womenòòò½´«Ã½™s Justice Center, Legal Services NYC, Hudson Valley Justice Center, and Legal Aid Society of Rockland County.
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Additional Information
Course Information: LAW 805 Pro Bono Scholars Program
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