Our Programs

Pro Bono Net and Justicia Lab, our immigrant justice incubator, fulfill our mission through the following programs:

• LawHelp, our network of statewide legal information portals in 17 states, helps people without lawyers understand their rights, make informed decisions, and connect with free and low-cost help in their local community. Together with LawHelp partners in each state, we help people navigate our civil legal system and to make that system fairer for everyone.
• LawHelpNY provides nearly half a million New Yorkers a year with plain language legal rights resources and referrals to trusted service providers to help protect their housing, safety, public benefits, families and more. LiveHelp, our real-time online chat hotline available on LawHelpNY and CourtHelp, helps people navigate what can be an overwhelming and confusing legal system. Through LiveHelp, we recruit and train more than 100 law student volunteers a year who collectively help more than 9,000 people access legal rights resources, self-help forms and referral services to understand their options and take the next step.
• LawHelp Interactive, our self-help platform for creating legal documents, is one of the most effective access to justice interventions operating at scale in the US today. Each year, LHI helps more than a million low-income and economically vulnerable individuals without lawyers create free and accurate court forms and self-advocacy letters simply and easily, an essential step in being able to exercise, voice and defend their rights.
• Probono.net, our national online network for pro bono and legal aid attorneys, law professors and related social service advocates, has more than 80,000 registered members. The network promotes collaboration and makes it easier for pro bono attorneys to reach and represent those in need, saving them time and connecting them with opportunities, training, mentors, and searchable libraries of practice resources.
• Citizenshipworks, our easy-to-use online tool that makes applying for citizenship easy and accessible to all, has helped more than 50,000 individuals understand the naturalization process, apply for citizenship, and access help through a network of 200 partners.
• Immigration Advocates Network is a community of more than 11,000 lawyers, paralegals, students, and not for profit organizations committed to immigrant justice. IAN harnesses the power of technology and collaboration to provide nonprofit and pro bono immigration law practitioners with free online training resources, practice resources and access to experts on issues such as refugee/asylum advocacy, working with immigrant children and working with clients in detention.
• ¡Reclamo! is the most comprehensive digital tool developed to date to combat wage theft of immigrant workers in the United States. Developed in partnership with workplace justice advocates, ¡Reclamo! allows workers to remotely and independently identify their risk of wage theft, initiate the wage recovery process, and identify opportunities for workplace organizing.

To learn more about Pro Bono Net’s programs and initiatives, please visit: probono.net/programs.