--- title: Five Pro Bono Projects You Can Do Without Leaving Your House description: In honor of National Pro Bono Week, check out these pro bono projects you can do in the privacy of your home! image: https://blog.lawline.com/hubfs/bigstock--218544079.jpg --- [![LAWL_logo_fullcolor_300px (3)](https://blog.lawline.com/hubfs/Landing%20Pages/LAWL_logo_fullcolor_300px%20(3).png)](https://www.lawline.com/) - [Start Here](https://blog.lawline.com/start-here-welcome-to-lawline) - [Browse CLE Courses](https://www.lawline.com/browse) - [Pricing](https://www.lawline.com/subscription) - [Firms & Teams](https://www.lawline.com/enterprise/pricing) - [Blog Home](https://blog.lawline.com) [Start Free Trial](https://www.lawline.com/register/trial) [Current Events & Fun Stuff](https://blog.lawline.com/tag/current-events-fun-stuff) [Professional Growth](https://blog.lawline.com/tag/professional-growth) # Five Pro Bono Projects You Can Do Without Leaving Your House [![Lawline Staff Writer](https://blog.lawline.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(6).png?width=50&height=50&name=Untitled%20design%20(6).png)](https://blog.lawline.com/author/sarah-mills) [Lawline Staff Writer](https://blog.lawline.com/author/sarah-mills) 23 October, 2019 ![bigstock--218544079](https://blog.lawline.com/hubfs/bigstock--218544079.jpg) Editor's note, April 10, 2020: We're glad you found this post! While all the projects listed here are still functioning, if you are looking for COVID-19-related projects to work on, please be sure to check out our more recent post [Five Great Ways to Do Pro Bono Online (Coronavirus Edition).](https://blog.lawline.com/five-great-ways-to-do-pro-bono-online-coronavirus-edition)Thanks for making a difference in your community! Did you know that October 20 - 26 is National Pro Bono Week? Pro bono work is good for your community and your career, but it can be hard to find time to make a meaningful commitment, especially when you work long hours or have kids at home. Luckily, as improved online access has expanded work-from-home opportunities, it has become possible to volunteer remotely as well. If one of your resolutions this year was to give back and get involved, check out these five great remote volunteer opportunities. 1. **Represent detained migrants at bond hearings**. The Immigration Justice Campaign is partnering with attorneys all over the country to represent detained immigrants at bond hearings so that they can return to their families while they prepare their legal cases, and you can do it all from your computer. For more information, email [Crystal Massey](mailto:cmassey@immcouncil.org) or sign up [here](https://www.immigrationjustice.us/volunteeropportunities/volunteer-opportunity-details?VolunteerOpportunityKey=4b6e5a7a-ebfe-421b-86b7-d5715e6bae0d&returnurl=https://www.immigrationjustice.us/volunteeropportunities/volunteer). 2. **[Answer legal questions online](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/gpsolo/publications/gp_solo/2018/july-august/giving-back-aba-free-legal-answers/)**. The American Bar Association runs [Free Legal Answers](https://abafreelegalanswers.org/), a virtual advice clinic where people can ask legal questions through participating state websites. Volunteer attorneys then pick questions to answer, which usually take about an hour each. Sign up [here](https://abafreelegalanswers.org/) by selecting the state where you are admitted, or contact the [site administrator](mailto:abafreelegalanswers@americanbar.org) with any questions. [![03-Begin-your-online-CLE-with-Lawline-today](https://blog.lawline.com/hs-fs/hubfs/03-Begin-your-online-CLE-with-Lawline-today.jpg?width=1200&height=600&name=03-Begin-your-online-CLE-with-Lawline-today.jpg)](https://www.lawline.com/register/trial) 1. **Perform legal research and writing to promote justice for juvenile offenders**. The [National Juvenile Defender Center](https://njdc.info/) works tirelessly to ensure that youth in court across the country receive lawyers who are well-trained, skilled, and fully understand the unique aspects of representing children. To volunteer, contact pro-bono coordinator [Serena Holte](mailto:sholthe@njdc.info). 2. **[Monitor proposed regulatory changes](https://www.acslaw.org/get-involved/volunteer-opportunities/notice-and-comment/)**. Right now, there is no single repository of propose regulatory changes across all fifty states. The Notice and Comment project, part of the [American Constitution Society](https://www.acslaw.org/), is recruiting volunteer attorneys to monitor state notices of proposed rulemaking, and research comments, and provide expert talking points to guide comment writing. 3. **[Join the Transgender Law Center’s network of attorneys](https://transgenderlawcenter.org/crn)**. From performing intake on the legal information hotline, assisting trans immigrants, or drafting case summaries of legal information for trans and gender nonconforming people in prison or jail, the [Transgender Law Center](https://transgenderlawcenter.org/) offers a number of remote opportunities for volunteer attorneys at every level of experience. Since most pro bono services are provided locally, [find out](https://www.probono.net/oppsguide/) whether your state has a program where you can volunteer virtually, such as this [Pro Bono Project](https://www.probonoproject.org/virtual-volunteering/) in California, [Online Legal Counseling](https://www.pro-bono-network.org/online-legal-counseling) in Illinois, or [Virtual Legal Aid Clinic](https://www.wwl.org/itemsofinterest/4660386?fbclid=IwAR0XUzMMpPQ45lAH3pRKl6Ep0FsrUojeuAYcMmTcxvDflWHvoyCbQ36RfMg) in Washington State. Do you know of a state-level remote opportunity that isn’t listed here? Leave us a comment and we’ll update this list. 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