What is Pro Bono Students Canada?
Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC) is a national network of law schools and community organizations that matches law students who want to do pro bono work with public interest and non-governmental organizations, government agencies, tribunals and legal clinics during the academic year and during the summer. The University of Calgary joined the PBSC network in 1999 and since then the program has continued to expand, gaining a positive reputation within the law school and the wider community for the enthusiasm and dedication of our student participants. Over the past seven years, the program has doubled in size, and has expanded to include the Family Law Project, where students provide legal information to unrepresented individuals at the Provincial Family Court. U of C’s PBSC program has developed long term relationships with a wide range of organizations including the Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre, Girl Guides, Canadian National Institute for the Blind, and the Calgary Worker’s
