Become a Volunteer

Who may volunteer?
Lawyers Alliance projects are ideal for business lawyers because they involve counsel and transactional work for mission-driven businesses. Our volunteers are attorneys admitted, or supervised by a senior level attorney admitted, to the New York Bar. They generally are employed by a law firm or by a corporate legal department with at least 20 attorneys.

What types of pro bono projects are available?
Nonprofit clients need attorneys to counsel them on a wide range of, corporate, tax, real estate, employment, intellectual property, regulatory and other business law matters. View a representative list of legal services that you may be able to provide.

How do I find out about available cases?
We generally place legal work in three ways: Case Listings Newsletter, one-on-one conversations, and Probono.net.

Case Listings Newsletter: We email a list of available cases to pro bono coordinators at volunteer institutions at least monthly. For more information, contact your firm or corporation's pro bono coordinator or call us.

One-on-one conversations: Our Pro Bono Coordinator is happy to discuss available opportunities related to volunteers' programmatic interests or areas of expertise. Contact at (212) 219-1800 x 242.

Probono.net: We list available cases on Probono.net. Visit Probono.net.

How long will it take for me to get started?
Once we identify a suitable project, we will send you a file for review. You generally will have one week from file receipt to confirm that you are accepting the matter. The project commences upon final confirmation.