LSNJ Celebrates Pro Bono Volunteers on National Pro Bono Week
The American Bar Association recently announced the theme of this year’s National Pro Bono Week (October 20-26, 2024) -- a concept well-known by LSNJ’s pro bono volunteer attorneys and staff, but one certainly worth repeating -- “Making Justice a Reality in Our Communities”.
Each year in New Jersey, pro bono attorneys, paralegals, staff and student volunteers, provide hours of free legal assistance to people who are unable to afford a lawyer, yet face important civil legal issues they would be unable to defend or navigate without help.
Our pro bono volunteers have tremendous impact on the lives of our clients, in many important and life-changing ways. This could mean helping a client secure a much-needed guardianship for a family member no longer able to care for themselves; assisting an individual expunge their past criminal records leading to a brighter future of employment; or helping a client file for bankruptcy to obtain some relief from debt collection and a fresh start towards a better financial future.
So, we would like to take the opportunity to thank all of our volunteers for their time and effort, and whose commitment to justice helps secure better outcomes for clients in need – every day!
We could not do this work without you. That is why we offer our pro bono volunteers free resources including pre-screening, mentorship and support, and CLE trainings in a number of areas of civil law affecting our clients such as bankruptcy, domestic violence, name changes and expungement.
Visit probononj.org to learn more or get involved.
Thank you for all you do in closing the justice gap and making justice a reality in our communities.
Do “good” and do well!
Legal Services of New Jersey
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