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Public Interest & the Pro Bono Program

The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law takes very seriously our role in forging the values of our students and in developing their sense of responsibility for public service. It is our goal that throughout our students' professional careers they will recognize an ethical obligation to perform public interest work and we realize the importance of their law school experience in instilling that obligation.

We are the leading accredited law school in a metropolitan area of well over three million people.  There are an enormous number of public interest issues in a city of this size and we offer our students the opportunity to get involved in those issues. Our students embrace this opportunity and together we are constantly striving to expand the breadth and depth of our public interest and pro bono activities.

Ahead of the Curve

At the 2007 ABA Annual Meeting, the ABA House of Delegates adopted New Interpretation 302-10 of the Law School Pro Bono Accreditation Standard 302(b)(2). Standard 302(b)(2) of the ABA Standards for the Approval of Law Schools requires all ABA approved law schools to offer "substantial opportunities for . . . student participation in pro bono activities."

The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law needed to take no action in response to this new requirement because our public interest and pro bono program is already a significant part of our culture.  We continue to not only provide substantial opportunities, we serve as an example to other programs around the nation.

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