Spring 2028 Pro Bono Scholars program - plan now
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2026 2:02 pm
Would you like to spend the 2028 spring semester of your 3L year providing legal assistance to those of limited means, instead of sitting in the classroom?
• Are you interested in gaining practical skills training while you assist people who could not otherwise afford legal representation?
• Would quality mentoring relationships and preparing for the actual practice of law help you launch your legal career?
• Does taking the New York bar examination early, in February 2028 rather than in July 2028, and expedited admission to the New York bar interest you?
If you response to any of these questions is “yes,” then you may be interested in applying to participate in the Pro Bono Scholars Program
Information is on the School of Law's web site: https://www.law.buffalo.edu/beyond/pro- ... ogram.html and the New York State Office of Court Administration web site at: https://www.nycourts.gov/pro-bono-schol ... profession
Apply at: https://www.law.buffalo.edu/beyond/pro- ... ation.html
Applications are due April 9, 2027.
For more information contact:
• Are you interested in gaining practical skills training while you assist people who could not otherwise afford legal representation?
• Would quality mentoring relationships and preparing for the actual practice of law help you launch your legal career?
• Does taking the New York bar examination early, in February 2028 rather than in July 2028, and expedited admission to the New York bar interest you?
If you response to any of these questions is “yes,” then you may be interested in applying to participate in the Pro Bono Scholars Program
Information is on the School of Law's web site: https://www.law.buffalo.edu/beyond/pro- ... ogram.html and the New York State Office of Court Administration web site at: https://www.nycourts.gov/pro-bono-schol ... profession
Apply at: https://www.law.buffalo.edu/beyond/pro- ... ation.html
Applications are due April 9, 2027.
For more information contact:
- Vice Dean Melinda R. Saran, Director of Pro Bono Scholars Program at saran@buffalo.edu, 543 Baldy Hall
- Director of Pro Bono Scholars Program Lisa M. Patterson at lpatter@buffalo.edu, 518 O'Brian