The following list includes pro bono opportunities open to in-house lawyers and legal professionals across legal departments as part of EmPOWERing Pro Bono Day 2025. This year’s EmPOWERing Pro Bono Day takes place on Thursday, November 13, 2025 (including events during the ten days before and after the official date).
Organized by Corporate Pro Bono (CPBO) — the global in-house project of the Pro Bono Institute (PBI) — in partnership with Entergy Corporation and the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), EmPOWERing Pro Bono Day brings together legal departments across the energy and utility industries to provide pro bono legal assistance to individuals and communities in need.
The events listed here are open across departments and companies. They include virtual, hybrid, and in-person opportunities addressing a range of needs. Some programs can accommodate many volunteers, while others have limited capacity, so please RSVP at your earliest convenience to confirm your participation.
This list will be updated on a rolling basis as new opportunities are confirmed. (Note: Events that are not open to other legal departments are not included below. All events will be included in the final event writeup that highlights the collaborative impact of EmPOWERing Pro Bono Day 2025.)
Discharge Upgrade Intake Clinic with The Veterans Consortium (Virtual)
Thursday, November 13, 2025 | 12:00–4:00 PM ET | RSVP for Zoom link
In partnership with Davis Wright Tremaine and The Veterans Consortium, volunteers will interview veterans to help evaluate eligibility for discharge upgrades and related benefits. The intake clinic will begin with a 1-hour training, followed by team-based, 1-hour interview slots to gather service history and discharge details and complete intake forms used by The Veterans Consortium for full representation review.
CLE (pending): AK 1.0 Gen; CA 1.0 Gen; IL 1.0 Gen; NY 1.0 Prof. Prac.; OR 1.0 Gen; TX 1.0 Gen; VA 1.0 Gen; WA 1.0 Law & Legal Procedure. (Credits and types pending and not guaranteed. Appropriate for newly admitted and experienced NY attorneys.)
Open To: Lawyers and legal professionals in any jurisdiction.
RSVP: Register by Wednesday, October 15, 2025. Please indicate your preferred 1-hour interview slot.
Help Identify Racially Restrictive Language in Property Deeds (Mapping Segregation in DC) (Virtual)
Thursday, November 13, 2025 | 1:00–3:00 PM ET | RSVP for Zoom link
In partnership with Davis Wright Tremaine and Mapping Segregation in Washington, DC, volunteers will map racially restrictive covenants and detail the impact covenants have had on the District over several decades. The session will open with a brief history of covenants and their ongoing impact, followed by guided document review and data entry. Resulting maps will be publicly available to inform efforts addressing the legacy of restrictive covenants, redlining, and discrimination.
Open To: Lawyers and legal professionals in any jurisdiction.
RSVP: Register by Monday, November 10, 2025.
Domestic Violence Complaint Drafting & Review Clinic (Virtual & Charlotte, North Carolina)
Thursday, November 13, and Friday, November 14, 2025 | Available Shifts: 9:00 AM–12:00 PM ET and 11:30 AM–2:30 PM ET on both days | Hybrid (Virtual and In-Person at Safe Alliance, 800 E. 4th Street, First Floor, Charlotte, NC 28202)
In partnership with Safe Alliance, volunteers will assist survivors of domestic violence by reviewing and finalizing 50B Domestic Violence Protective Orders and 50C Civil No-Contact Orders. Safe Alliance staff will conduct initial client interviews and prepare draft complaints. Volunteers, working on-site or remotely, will review and edit these drafts before final filing. A Safe Alliance attorney will supervise all casework, and volunteers can select from morning or midday shifts.
Open To: Lawyers and legal professionals in any jurisdiction.
RSVP: By Thursday, November 6 to Rachel James, Rachel.James@safealliance.org.
Tenant Power Toolkit Clinic (Los Angeles, California)
Friday, November 14, 2025 | 12:00 PM–3:00 PM ET | In Person at LA Law Library, 301 W. 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90012
In partnership with Southern California Edison and Inner City Law Center, volunteers will help tenants who are facing eviction by completing and filing their court documents, using an innovative guided web site developed for this purpose. Volunteers will meet with clients, review their records, and help them formulate the responses that will form the basis for their own court filings. Volunteers fluent in languages other than English are encouraged to participate.
Open to: Lawyers and legal professionals in any jurisdiction (anyone who has watched the recorded training beforehand).
RSVP: To Kelly Henderson, kelly.henderson@sce.com, to receive a link to the recorded training, which must be completed beforehand.
Veteran Discharge Upgrade Clinic (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 12:00 PM–3:00 PM ET | In Person at Morgan Lewis, 2222 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
In partnership with PECO Energy, Morgan Lewis, and the Veterans Law Center, volunteers will meet with veterans to discuss and analyze whether they can apply for discharge upgrades. Volunteers will assist veterans in drafting personal statements in support of their pro se discharge upgrade applications.
Open To: Lawyers and legal professionals from any jurisdiction.
RSVP: By Friday, October 31 to Antoinette Snodgrass, antoinette.snodgrass@exeloncorp.com.
Tenant Power Toolkit Clinic (Los Angeles, California)
Friday, November 21, 2025 | 12:00 PM–3:00 PM ET | In Person at LA Law Library, 301 W. 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90012
In partnership with Southern California Edison and Inner City Law Center, volunteers will help tenants who are facing eviction by completing and filing their court documents, using an innovative guided web site developed for this purpose. Volunteers will meet with clients, review their records, and help them formulate the responses that will form the basis for their own court filings. Volunteers fluent in languages other than English are encouraged to participate.
Open To: Lawyers and legal professionals in any jurisdiction (anyone who has watched the recorded training beforehand).
RSVP: To Kelly Henderson, kelly.henderson@sce.com, to receive a link to the recorded training, which must be completed beforehand.
Note: Justice in Action (Baker McKenzie) is not hosting a Pro Bono Sprint specifically for EmPOWERing Pro Bono Day. If you are interested in their half-day virtual sprints, their next programs are scheduled for December 9, 10, and 11 across multiple time zones. Details and registration: https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/insight/events/justice-in-action.
