The USC School of Law Pro Bono Program and SC Bar Foundation are proud to announce the SC Bar Foundation Public Interest Fellows project. This year-long effort is designed to enhance the ability of law related organizations that work with the low income community with public service minded USC School of Law student clerks. Each of the ten law students is working under the direct supervision of an attorney. Students began placement at nine different organizations including the Alternatives to Incarceration Program run by the Center for Fathers and Families, CASA, SC Legal Services, Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center, the SC Access to Justice Commission, the SC Bar Pro Bono Program, the SC GAL Program and Sistercare.

The Director of the Pro Bono Program, Pamela D. Robinson, will manage this project. Ms. Robinson is a member of the SC Bar and a nationally recognized authority on the management of public interest and pro bono programs. With 20 years of experience she is a frequent speaker at ABA and AALS conferences and workshops.

 

 

Please enjoy the orientation video and check back for testimonials

from the students and grantees.

Students and the supervising attorneys attended an orientation where Dean Walter F. Pratt Jr. and Toyya Brawley Grey, President of the SC Bar Foundation Board, welcomed them.  In her remarks Ms. Grey told those assembled, “You have all heard the phrase of something being compared to a “win-win” situation. Well, the Foundation considers this opportunity a “win-win-win” scenario. Fellows – you will benefit from the knowledge of the lawyers that you will encounter. Host entities – you will benefit from these students’ hard work and dedication. And, most importantly, the low income community will be better off as there are more helping hands – more minds around the table – as you work together to advance justice in our state.”