130+ Chief Legal Officers and General Counsel Urge Congress to Support Funding for Civil Legal Aid
June 25, 2026
By Alyssa Saunders, Director, Corporate Pro Bono On May 29, 2026, 132 General Counsel and Chief Legal Officers called on Congress to fully fund the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) for Fiscal Year 2027. LSC is the largest funder of civil legal aid in the United States, providing essential support to legal aid organizations that serve low-income communities in need in every congressional district. The 2026 GC/CLO letter to Congress is linked here. This is the tenth year that Pro Bono Institute (PBI), through its global in-house project, Corporate Pro Bono (CPBO), has worked in collaboration with the National Legal Aid