What Does the Greenebaum Program Do?
The Samuel L. Greenebaum Public Service Program gives students the opportunity to develop skills working with real clients and real legal issues. With appropriate supervision, students perform law-related tasks such as research, writing, client interviews, policy analysis, document preparation and in-court assistance.
For purposes of the Greenebaum Public Service Program, public service work is broadly defined as follows:
- Primarily, for persons of limited means or for charitable, religious, civic, community, governmental and educational organizations in matters which are designed generally to address the needs of persons of limited means and for governmental organizations in matters in furtherance of their organizational purposes.
- Secondarily, for groups or organizations seeking to secure or protect civil rights, civil liberties, animals, the environment, or public rights; or
- In special cases (not routine clerk work), in activities for improving the law, the legal system or the legal profession, or educating the public about the law and the legal system.
Furthermore, the volunteer service must be unpaid, not for academic credit and law-related work at an approved placement.
No public service work credit will be received by a student who is currently in a paid employment relationship with the placement.
Some of the Greenebaum Public Service Program's major components include:
• Pro Bono Graduation Requirement
