Welcome to Part II of how we at Pro Bono Net designed and tested the new LawHelp Refresh design. Check out AlaskaLawHelp.org, MontanaLawHelp.org, and AlabamaLegalHelp.org (among many others) to see it in action. Back in Part I, I discussed how we handled the design process itself and the kinds of lessons we
Technology
Pro Bono Net’s Senior Product Manager Jessica Stuart on the Pioneers and Pathfinders Podcast
“The change that I’ve seen and the growth that I’ve seen in pro bono departments has been so inspiring to me. But that also means that there is always efficiency that is required because they are in charge of pro bono matters for the entire law firm, and so it’s really important for them to
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Designing and Testing the New LawHelp — Part I
We recently launched a new design of the LawHelp platform (managed by Pro Bono Net) to make major improvements to the aesthetic design as well as the overall user interface (UI) and user experience (UX). We first launched the new design on LouisianaLawHelp.org with our pilot partner Lagniappe Law Lab. Since then we…

Pro Bono Net’s Pro Bono & Strategic Initiatives Manager Jeanne Ortiz-Ortiz on Practising Law Institute’s Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files Podcast
“Volunteering doesn’t have to be direct legal services or taking on a case, I think that is actually a misconception. It can also be reviewing or preparing know your rights materials for the public on a topic you’re an expert on, or it can be conducting research on policy or being a mentor to a
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Pro Bono Net’s LawHelp Interactive Program Manager Claudia Johnson on the Law 2030 Podcast
“I’m very excited about the future as we include communities that we have over-policed or stigmatized and under-invested in, because I think that’s where technology and justice, we create the biggest gain for the whole society, not just the communities that were left out, that now we’re bringing in.”
Claudia Johnson, LawHelp Interactive Program Manager, …

Pro Bono Net at the 2022 Equal Justice Conference
Pro Bono Net will be represented at the 2022 Equal Justice Conference (EJC). This conference, from May 11-14, 2022, is hosted by the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service and the National Legal Aid & Defender Association.
The Equal Justice Conference is an annual gathering of legal services and pro bono advocates …

Pro Bono Net’s Executive Director Mark O’Brien on Bob Ambrogi’s LawNext Podcast
“There is a huge value in ensuring that the legal system, at all levels, is responsive to the needs and lived experiences of those without resources. In order to make that happen, we need interventions by lawyers, legal advocates, courts and community-based organizations at every point in the system. Everyone has a role to play.”
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With a Looming Eviction Crisis, Pro Bono Net Offers Tools that Can Help
On August 3, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control (C.D.C.) implemented a groundbreaking housing federal eviction moratorium in areas substantially hit by COVID infections, so as to ease the burden on public health control measures in the wake of the pandemic.
As innovative as the edict was, unfortunately the federal order came to an end …

Pro Bono Net Celebrates AmeriCorps Week
Last week was the 2022 AmeriCorps Week, which took place on March 13th through March 19th. In honor of AmeriCorps week we are proud to highlight our current AmeriCorps VISTAS: Treshauxn Dennis-Brown and Dina Knott. Hear from Treshauxn and Dina as they share some of the work they have been doing with Immigration Advocates Network. …

Pro Bono Net at the 2022 Pro Bono Institute Conference
Pro Bono Net will be represented at the Pro Bono Institute (PBI) Conference this year in Washington, D.C. The PBI conference, which will take place in person from March 8-10, 2022, is an annual event tailored to the interests and needs of pro bono leaders at law firms, in-house legal departments, and nonprofit legal services …