Access To Justice
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Legal Access Department
The State Bar of Texas is committed to ensuring that all Texans, regardless of income, have access to our courts. The Legal Access Department provides support to legal service programs and volunteer attorneys.
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Pro Bono Training and Events
The Legal Access Division sponsors the Poverty Law Conference and the Pro Bono Coordinators Retreat annually. Additionally, LAD offers six task forces for legal aid and pro bono attorneys in a variety of practice areas.
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Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans
TLTV is a State Bar of Texas program designed to develop and assist with pro bono legal clinics throughout the state for military veterans who otherwise cannot afford or do not have access to the legal services they need.
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Pro Bono College
The Pro Bono College recognizes attorneys who have far exceeded the State Bar’s aspirational pro bono goal in their efforts to address the vast unmet legal needs of the poor.
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Pro Bono Texas
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A One-Stop Hub for Resources Attorneys Need to Help Others
Pro Bono Texas provides information on where to volunteer, how to find a mentor, and more.
Communication Access Fund
The Communication Access Fund reimburses attorneys for sign language interpreters, Computer Assisted Real-Time Transcription, braille documents, and other aids and services.
Pro Bono Awards
The State Bar of Texas celebrates legal professionals who generously donate their time to help people in need. Each year the Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters Committee and the Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal Matters Committee recognize deserving individuals, groups, or entities that perform exceptional work in the field of legal services to the poor.
Texas Legal Answers
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Helping Attorneys Help Those in Need
The State Bar of Texas and the Texas Legal Services Center partner to provide TexasLegalAnswers.org, a free online legal advice website where volunteer attorneys provide answers to low-income Texans who have posted questions about their civil legal issues.
Volunteer Partners
The State Bar of Texas partners with various legal organizations to offer valuable services and programs, such as the Pro Bono Institute and Corporate Pro Bono, to those in need of legal assistance but can’t afford it.
Pro Bono Mentor Program
Attorneys participating in the Pro Bono Mentor Program can earn up to five hours of participatory MCLE credit, including one hour of ethics, annually.
Poverty Law Conference and Pro Bono Coordinators Retreat
This annual training event includes a 1 1/2 day PBCR preconference for pro bono coordinators from legal aid offices, law firms, law schools, or corporate law departments and is designed to increase the quantity and quality of legal services available to the poor through pro bono efforts. The PLC is a three-day training on poverty law issues affecting low-income and poor Texans.
New Opportunity Volunteer Attorney (NOVA) Pro Bono Program
Learn more about this program that allows retired, inactive, emeritus or out-of-state-licensed attorneys to provide pro bono services to fellow Texans.
