Dear Pro Bono Net Partners and Supporters,
Today’s election results mark a pivotal moment for all who believe in the right of every individual to live safely, securely, free from discrimination, and treated with dignity by powerful institutions.
We know that policy decisions made at every level of government have real-life consequences for the communities
Pro Bono Net Honors Black History Month
February is Black History Month, a welcome time to celebrate the achievements and recognize the central role of Black Americans in U.S. history. The national Black History Month 2023 theme, Black resistance, explores how “African Americans have resisted historic and ongoing oppression, in all forms, especially the racial terrorism of lynching, racial pogroms and police
LawHelp Interactive in Rural Communities
LawHelp Interactive offers free online legal forms to provide essential assistance to those with unmet civil legal needs. LawHelp Interactive (LHI) provides an easy-to-follow process that empowers individuals without legal counsel to create legal documents on their own.
LHI is an especially essential and powerful tool for rural residents of the US, more than 14
Pro Bono Net Celebrates Latinx Heritage Month
As an organization committed to justice, Pro Bono Net continues to work to bring the power of the law to all and to make the law work for the many and not the few.
Pro Bono Net honors and celebrates the countless achievements, contributions, and rich history of Latinx American communities during this year’s National
Disability Inclusion in Disaster Recovery: Disability Rights Texas and Pro Bono Net Update Online Tool to Help Disaster Survivors
Pro Bono Net is pleased to announce an important update to an interactive, guided interview that allows disaster survivors to generate an appeal letter if they have been denied assistance by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or would like to appeal the amount awarded by the agency. The guided interview, powered by Pro Bono
Pro Bono Net’s LawHelp Interactive Provided Legal Lifeline During Covid-19
As the global COVID-19 pandemic and financial crisis exacerbated inequality and disproportionately affected people of color and low-income communities, it also increased the civil legal needs of many. By using LawHelp Interactive’s easy-to-use online forms, courts and nonprofits were immediately able to expand access to critical legal documents and empower those who the American legal
An Interview with Professor Michael Kagan on Immigration Rights Advocacy and His New Book
This blog post is authored by Lily Zheng. Lily is Immigration Advocates Network’s 2021 summer intern. She has spent the summer updating IAN’s nonprofit resource library. She is currently in her senior year at the University of Chicago, majoring in Public Policy with minors in Human Rights and East Asian Languages & Civilizations. Lily had
5 Legal Aid Web Usability Insights
Lately we have been working through some new designs for new partnerships as well as redesigning some existing sites. We’ve launched TenantHelpNY.org, a new resource that provides clear and easy guidance to tenants facing eviction. We also have a forthcoming redesign of LawHelpNY.org, a hub of legal aid information in NY state. This
Filling the Access to Justice Gap with LawHelp Interactive
After filing to go public on June 4th, LegalZoom debuted on the market Wednesday, June 30th. Shares opened at 31% above offer price, highlighting the important role that the market can play in supporting initiatives to broaden access to legal services. LegalZoom’s success is cause for celebration, coming as a result of increasing interest by
Juneteenth Through the Eyes of an Immigrant
Juneteenth’s origin dates back to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learning that they had been emancipated, close to two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation had formally been put into place. While Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery, this holiday has not been recognized nationally until recent.