Pro Bono Students Canada - Dalhousie Chapter

Pro Bono Dalhousie is the organization through which most law students first connect to the broader Halifax community. Pro Bono Dal is the local chapter of Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC), a nation-wide program that serves as an access to justice initiative providing legal services without charge to organizations that cannot afford independent legal advice. PBSC has chapters at all 22 law schools in Canada. Each year, PBSC provides 1400-1500 law students with volunteer opportunities to connect with their local community, and develop their legal skills, by working with lawyer supervisors and up to 400 organizations coast to coast. Last year, with 190 law student volunteers, Pro Bono Dal had the highest number of law students participate in the PBSC program. Some of these partnerships included the Halifax Aboriginal Peoples Network, the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia, Bide Awhile Animal Shelter, Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund, and the Provincial Autism Centre, among many more.