Pro bono

Where the need is greatest, we are there

We are proud to make a difference through all our pro bono work, whether it involves high-profile impact litigation or directly assisting an individual with a critical legal need. Our pro bono service embraces a wide range of issues, including constitutional battles, death penalty challenges, supporting non-profits and small businesses that form the backbone of our communities, direct legal services to the underserved, and criminal defense work. We are particularly invested in helping those in need access the legal system, including helping undocumented people gain asylum, disabled people access benefits, victims of domestic violence seek orders of protection, transgender people change their names, and veterans challenge a dishonorable military discharge. We encourage our lawyers to bring their passions to work and to pursue pro bono activities that inspire them.

When protests across America exposed massive racial and social injustices, we were there. When reproductive rights for pregnant people were on the line, we were there. When innocent people feared for their lives in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul, we were there. And in hundreds of matters for individuals and groups large and small, we are there.

Pro bono inspires careers

Many young lawyers choose Jenner & Block because of our deep commitment to pro bono and public service. Associates do important work while they build key skills—taking depositions, oral advocacy at the trial and appellate levels, structuring transactions—early in their careers.

Client partnerships make a difference

Many of our corporate clients want to help, too, and we provide them with the opportunities and infrastructure to contribute through a partnership with Jenner & Block. Our corporate clients have worked side by side with us on projects involving:

• Advocacy for immigrants — including DACA application and renewal clinics, asylum cases, naturalizations, U-Visas

• Criminal matters — including innocence claims, records expungement and wrongful conviction case screening

• Human rights initiatives — including protection for victims of sex trafficking

• Legal assistance for small businesses

• Assistance to individuals and families — including wills and end-of-life planning for seniors, veterans and front-line workers, and access to benefits for children with special needs