Pro Bono Week 2025

Celebrate Pro Bono Week with Us!

Each October, the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center joins legal organizations nationwide in celebrating National Pro Bono Week. Pro bono service is both a professional responsibility and a meaningful way to give back to our communities. Since 2009, this annual celebration has highlighted the growing need for pro bono service and the extraordinary contributions of volunteers.

This year, we’re excited to offer three unique ways to volunteer! Whether you’re looking to serve neighbors in need, expand your skills, or connect with fellow pro bono attorneys, there’s a place for you.

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Pro Bono Week Advocacy & Justice Clinic

The Pro Bono Week Advocacy & Justice Clinic is a full-representation clinic that matches attorney volunteers with clients in housing, family, and denial of social security benefits cases. At the clinic, attorneys will meet their client and conduct the initial interview. Following the clinic, representation continues for the life of the case, with full support from our team, including on-demand trainings and expert mentoring. 

Clinic Details:

• Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
• Appointment Times: 5:15 p.m. or 6:15 p.m.
• Location: D.C. Bar, 3rd Floor (901 4th St. N.W., Washington, D.C.)

Register Here

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Pro Bono Week Small Business Brief Advice Legal Clinic

The Nonprofit & Small Business Legal Assistance Programs and the Executive Office of the Mayor are excited to present a volunteer opportunity for law students, paralegals, and attorneys at the Small Business Brief Advice Legal Clinic. Volunteers will have the chance to provide brief, focused legal guidance to small business owners, helping them navigate legal questions and challenges that arise in the day-to-day operation of their businesses.

Clinic Details:

• Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025
• Time: 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm 
• Location: John A Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW, G Level.

Register Here

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Pro Bono Week Advice & Referral Clinic

The Pro Bono Week Advice and Referral Clinic is a one-day Saturday clinic that gives volunteers the chance to provide brief legal consultations to individuals facing a wide range of civil legal issues. Expert mentors will be on hand to support volunteers. All volunteering is supervised, so even those new to certain legal areas can participate with confidence.

Clinic Details:

• Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025
• Time: 9:00 a.m. until the last client is served (typically 3–3:30 p.m.)
• Location: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center, 901 4th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
• Registration: *October 18th registration is now closed. To volunteer at a future Advice & Referral Clinic, please click here.