pro bono work
Unpaid legal service
Pro bono work is professional services provided free of charge, typically by lawyers but also doctors, consultants, and other professionals.
The Latin phrase means "for the public good." Law firms encourage or require associates to take pro bono cases for clients who cannot afford representation: She logged fifty hours of pro bono work last year defending asylum seekers.
- legal aidFree attorney services
- public defenderAttorney representing those unable to afford one
- court appointedDesignated by judicial authority
- bar associationLawyers' licensing organization
- lawyerLicensed legal representative
charity · volunteerism · giving back · do good · good cause · attorney · community service · access to justice · indigent · altruism · integrity · paralegal · civic-mindedness · pro se · legal clinic · public interest law · fairness · case management
- philanthropydonations, charity work, donate, give, giving
- voluntary participationvolunteering, donating, charity work, community service, opt-in
- giving backdonates, generosity, volunteering, volunteers, selflessness
- serviceserve, help, aid, assist, cater
- law schoollaw school, law schools, law student, law students, law degree
- legal aidlegal aid attorney, legal aid, legal aid office, legal clinics, public defender
pro bono worksalaried work
Compensated employment arrangement
commissioned work · fee-for-service · hourly billing · contract work · billable hours