Challenge and Pledge Drive
From 2001-2010, the Oregon Bar Association sponsored a Pro Bono Challenge for the State’s law schools. The University of Oregon School of Law won the Challenge Award from 2001-2009.
The hours our law students have performed have been truly inspirational:
2001: 3,190.25
2002: 4,860.00
2003: 11,214.00
2004: 10,600.00
2005: 10,576.75
2006: 11,277.25
2007: 10,487.00
2008: 8,517.00
2009: 6,212.00
In order to encourage pro bono legal work during law school, the Pro Bono Executive board challenges incoming 1Ls each fall to sign a “Pro Bono Pledge” to commit at least 40 hours of pro bono before graduation. Well over half of the students in recent incoming classes have accepted this challenge!
