AN E-GUIDE SNAPSHOT OF LAW SCHOOL PRO BONO

1. AN E-GUIDE SNAPSHOT OF LAW SCHOOL PRO BONO THE ROLE OF LAW SCHOOLS IN FOSTERING COMMITMENT TO PRO BONO PUBLICO- A NATIONAL CONFERENCE THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY of AMERICA COLUMBUS SCHOOL OF LAW October 5, 2007

2. What is The E-Guide to Public Service at America’s Law Schools? • 2006-2007 E-Guide Edition reports data on 158 participating law schools • Schools were surveyed on curricula, pro bono and public service programs, and financial considerations

3. Let’s take a quick visit….

4. A Snapshot of Pro Bono Activities from Participating E-Guide Law Schools www.ejw.newsweek.com

5. E-Guide Data Focal Areas This Presentation will provide data from only limited portions of the E-Guide. Focal areas include: Faculty Pro Bono • Pro Bono Policies • Available Law School Resources • Examples Student Pro Bono • Engagement (Curricula) • Pro Bono Engagement

6. Faculty Pro Bono Policies

7. Faculty Pro Bono Policies 127 Schools have NO POLICY on Faculty Pro Bono • 33 either encourage (14) or require (19) reporting • 90 provide resources for those performing pro bono

8. Faculty Pro Bono Policies Cont’d. 23 Schools have a VOLUNTARY POLICY on faculty pro bono • 21 of those schools provide resources for those performing pro bono • 19 of those schools either encourage (12) or require (7) reporting

9. Faculty Pro Bono Policies Cont’d. 10 Schools have a MANDATORY POLICY about faculty pro bono • All 10 provide resources for those performing pro bono • 9 of those schools either encourage (3) or require (6) reporting

10. Faculty Pro Bono Policies Cont’d. Although the majority of law schools do not have a formal Pro Bono policy • 48 Schools collect data on number of faculty that do pro bono • 33 Schools had 10 or more faculty known to be doing pro bono

11. Law School Resources for Faculty Pro Bono

12. Law School Resources Cont’d. 121 Schools provide resources for faculty pro bono* Most common resources include: • Secretarial and other human resources • Office equipment, such as copiers • Legal research assistants *Includes schools with and without pro bono policies

13. Law School Resources Cont’d. Other resources available: • 41 schools allow use of leaves and summer (and other) faculty research grants • 37 provide mechanism for connecting faculty with pro bono cases to students seeking pro bono work

14. Examples of Faculty Pro Bono Work

15. Examples of Faculty Pro Bono Direct Representation/Brief Service (> 50 examples) • Death penalty appeals • Wills drafting • Undertake representation of individuals who have been arrested but not charged • Service to Soldiers: Legal Assistance Referral Program • VITA • Detainees at Guantanamo Bay • Katrina victims • Asylum seekers

16. Examples of Faculty Pro Bono Cont’d. Board of Directors/Commission Service (>40 examples) • Women’s Law Center of Maryland • Public Justice Center • General Counsel of Hispanic National Bar Association • Legal Services for New York • Iowa Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Iowa Rules of Evidence • Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma • Karamah (Muslim women lawyers for human rights);

17. Examples of Faculty Pro Bono Cont’d. Impact Litigation (>15 examples): • Represented a patients’ rights group in a US Supreme Court case • Lawsuit challenging the policy policy of routinely videotaping public gatherings in NYC • Lawsuit to guarantee legal representation at bail hearings • Represented Iraqi civilians to address the applicability of European Convention on Human Rights to British forces in Iraq • Represented citizens’ group to enforce compliance with environmental and land-use laws

18. Examples of Faculty Pro Bono Cont’d. Legislation/Testimony (>15 examples): • Consulted on federal legislation to secure GLBT relationship rights for bi-national couples • Testified before Committee on Banking and Financial Services US House of Representatives on consumer protection issue • Drafted statement for Senator Grassley about why low-income poultry farmers should not subject to mandatory arbitration clauses • Delegation to Liberia to draft blueprint for development of a juvenile justice system • Testified on racial discrimination in the administration of North Carolina’s death penalty statutes before a special select committee of the General Assembly

19. Examples of Faculty Pro Bono Cont’d. Amicus/Appellate Briefs and Argument (> 10 examples): • Wrote amicus brief on right to marriage for same-sex couples in Maryland • Wrote amicus brief on school desegregation in Kentucky and Seattle school district cases • Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals challenge to Missouri’s provisions that disenfranchise disabled adults placed under full guardianship

20. Examples of Faculty Pro Bono Cont’d. Advice to Projects/Nonprofits (> 10 examples): • Founded non-profit providing free legal services to computer programmers and non-profit collectives that make and distribute “free software” • Advising indigent criminal defense organizations regarding DNA issues • Provide tax advice for establishment of new non-profits • Developed long-term comprehensive plan to study the effectiveness of Pennsylvania sentencing practices • Undertaking a study in Detroit to learn how low and moderate-income households make financial decisions, the financial services they use and the constraints that they face

21. Examples of Faculty Pro Bono Cont’d. Trainings/Presentations (> 5 examples): • "Poverty IQ Test" presentations to attorneys and other advocates • Court dealings with unrepresented litigants • Habeas corpus training program for attorneys doing capital defense work • workshops on estate planning and advance directives at neighborhood centers

22. Examples of Faculty Pro Bono Cont’d. Elected/Judicial Office (> 5 examples): • Des Moines City Council Member • Mayor Steamboat Rock Iowa • Iowa House of Representatives • Fair Housing Officer • Tribal Supreme Court Justice

23. Examples of Faculty Pro Bono Cont’d. And Finally… American University’s Dean Claudio Grossman participated in the litigation of a case against Cuba at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights regarding the summary execution of three Cuban citizens.

24. Student Pro Bono Programs Cindy Adcock Director of Experiential Learning and Associate Professor Charlotte School of Law

25. Institutional Support for Pro Bono

26. Pro Bono Staff: 89 Schools have their pro bono program staffed by the equivalent of .10 staff (10% of 1 Full-Time Employee’s time) 33 Schools have the equivalent of .5 (50% of 1 FTE) 19 Schools have equivalent of 1 FTE 7 Schools have 1 (or more) staff at FTE Chicago-Kent College of Law Georgetown University Law Center Mississippi College School of Law Rutgers School of Law-Newark Seattle University School of Law Southern Methodist Univ. School of Law William Mitchell College of Law Institutional Support

27. Institutional Support Cont’d. Hubs for non-curricula public interest activities • 60 Schools reported having a hub for non-curricula public interest activities such as a public interest office

28. Institutional Support Cont’d. Public Interest Committee or Advisor to the Dean • 117 Schools reported having a Dean Appointed Faculty Committee or Advisor on public interest or public service. • 16 Schools reported having a student committee that advised a faculty member or administrative staff on public interest, LRAP, etc.

29. Institutional Support Cont’d. Recognition of Graduating Students and Non-Graduating Students Public Interest and Pro Bono Activities • 136 schools reported having recognition of graduating students for public interest and pro bono work. • 96 schools reported recognition of non-graduating students.

30. Student Engagement

31. Student Engagement Cont’d. Clinical Programs 149 schools had clinical programs • Only 18 Schools Guarantee a Clinical Opportunity for all students who want a clinical experience • 94 (63%) schools reported that they didn’t have a guarantee, although historically more than 90% of clinic applicants were admitted

32. Clinic and Field Placement Requirements 9 law schools require student participation in a clinic or field placement prior to graduation. LET’S ADD TO THIS GROUP!! City University of New York School of Law (CUNY) Thomas Cooley School of Law University of the District of Columbia University of Montana University of Nevada- Las Vegas University of New Mexico Northeastern University University of Puerto Rico South Texas College of Law Student Engagement Cont’d.

33. Student Engagement Cont’d. Percentage of Eligible Student Clinic Enrollment • 118 schools provided data:

34. Student Engagement Cont’d. Percentage of Students Enrolled in a Field Placement • 102 schools provided data

35. Student Engagement Cont’d. Percentage of Students Reporting Pro Bono Service 60 Schools that collected and reported data:

36. Student Engagement Cont’d. Percentage of Students who had a Public Interest Job Experience • This data is often difficult to collect • 36 schools were able to report data in this area:

37. Student Engagement Cont’d. Non-academic Student Public Service and Pro Bono Activities • 120 Schools have student organizations that initiated pro bono activities • 584 student organizations had at least one pro bono event in 2006

38. Student Engagement Cont’d. Class of 2006 Graduate Snapshot % of students that had at least one hands-on law-related public interest experience during law school* 29 Schools can report the TOTAL • 18 Schools > 75% • 9 Schools 50-74% • 2 Schools 25-49% * Includes Clinic, Field Placement and Pro Bono * Includes Clinic, Field Placement and Pro Bono ** Should be higher – doesn’t include every school with pro bono, clinical or public service requirement

39. Student Engagement Cont’d. Graduating Class of 2006 Snapshot 50 Schools can report % of students that performed pro bono • 11 Schools >75% • 8 Schools 50-74% • 31 Schools 25-49%

40. Student Engagement Cont’d. Class of 2006 Graduate Snapshot 68 Schools can report the percentage of students that completed at least one clinical course • 3 Schools >75% • 9 Schools 50-74% • 36 Schools 25-49% • 20 Schools <25%

41. Student Engagement Cont’d. Class of 2006 Graduate Snapshot 56 Schools can report the percentage of students that completed at least one field placement • 2 Schools >75% • 11 Schools 50-74% • 25 Schools 25-49% • 18 Schools <25%

42. WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN? Beyond the numbers: Reflections, Questions and Discussion

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44. Professional Skills Requirements 50 law schools require students to take at least one professional skills course such as: Trial Advocacy Negotiation/ ADR Advanced Legal Research and Writing Moot Court Requirement is often met if student participates in a clinic field placement Student Engagement Cont’d.

45. Student Engagement Cont’d. • CURRICULUM • 61 Schools have public interest certificate or concentration

46. Student Engagement Cont’d. • Select Student Pro Bono Requirement (35/ 22%)

47. Student Engagement Cont’d. • Student Service • Schools with combination programs 35/ 22%

48. Student Engagement Cont’d. • 13 of the 23 Schools that have General Pro Bono or Public Service Graduation Requirement allow Public Interest Courses to qualify the Requirement

49. Student Engagement Cont’d. 25 Schools report Public Interest Integration with First Year Courses • 10 are clear from description* • 15 need further inquiry** * Includes: required courses on “Social Justice and the Law”; “Liberty, Equality and Due Process”, “Legal Skills in Social Context”; required pro bono as part of 1l course; required Legal Skills course writes pro bono policy; required Advice and Persuasion class uses public interest scenarios in its exercise simulations ** Required courses on “Legal Profession”, “International Law”, “Professional Responsibility”; voluntary weekly sessions open to all students; trial practicum; all faculty focus on public interest cases and issues but not reflected elsewhere

50. Law School Pro Bono Programs 133 Law Schools reported having formal Pro Bono Programs while only 25 participating schools did not.