Students Give Back
Carolina Law’s Pro Bono Program gives students hands-on experiences that range from helping cancer patients complete complex legal forms to securing humanitarian aid for refugee children.
Carolina Law’s Pro Bono Program gives students hands-on experiences that range from helping cancer patients complete complex legal forms to securing humanitarian aid for refugee children.
Not many law students can say they’ve contributed to a federal court case. But Rachel E. Grossman, a first-year student at the UNC School of Law, has already checked that accomplishment off her list.
Through Carolina Law’s Pro Bono ProgramOpens in new window, which allows law students to work alongside supervising attorneys in the field, Grossman played a crucial role in preparing an amicus brief for a U.S. court of appeals. That brief, which included research supporting a ruling to provide medical care to incarcerated transgender women, was successfully filed this January.
“I came into law school because I wanted to do social justice work, and I think it’s important not to forget about what that looks like in practice,” Grossman said. “Pro bono work has been a good way to stay centered on the communities I care about and the reasons I’m here — the reasons why I want to be an attorney and practice law.”
For the past two years, 100% of the Carolina Law graduating class has completed a pro bono project. These students have contributed to cases that range from helping cancer patients complete complex legal forms to securing humanitarian aid for refugee children to assisting clients with wills and advanced directives.
