Student Project Proposal

Individual students and student groups wishing to design their own pro bono projects should fill
out this form as completely as possible and submit it via email to probono@law.utexas.edu. Upon
receipt of this proposal, the Pro Bono Director will contact students to schedule a meeting to
review the proposal.

Applicant Information
(If applying as a group or organization, please designate a single student to be the primary contact person for the group
and list the names of all students currently planning to participate.)

Applicant/ Organization name:

Student Participants:
Website:
Org contact:
Email:
Phone:
Project Host
Name of Organization or Firm:
Address:
Phone:
Website:
Type of Organization:
 Law firm  Non-profit organization  Government  Other:
Organizational mission and services:

Has the student organization contacted the host to discuss the project?  Yes  No
Project Supervisor
Supervising Attorney:
Phone:
Email:
Has the project supervisor previously supervised law students?  Yes  No
If yes, please describe prior experience supervising law students:

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Project Information
Please provide a statement describing the pro bono project and how it conforms to the pro bono
program requirements.
(List specific tasks, research objectives, client work, and other activities student volunteers will perform. Pro bono
guidelines require that projects 1) make use of legal knowledge or apply legal skills, 2) not provide financial
compensation or academic credit, and 3) serve clients of limited means. For further information on pro bono
requirements, please visit http://www.utexas.edu/law/centers/publicinterest/probono/.)

Can additional students participate?  Yes  No

Maximum number of student volunteers able to participate:

Student Training
Please describe the training that will be provided to students:

Hours of pre-project training:

Project Timeframe
Project schedule:
 Single event- total number hours:
 Recurring project- hours per week:
 Long-term project- due date: / /
Address where project will be performed (if not at project host address):