Rule 6.1 Rule 6.1. Pro bono legal service.
Lawyers have a professional responsibility to provide pro bono legal services.
The professional responsibility established under this Rule is aspirational rather than mandatory in nature. Each lawyer may report this information through a simplified reporting form that is made a part of the Bar's annual dues statement. Every lawyer, regardless of professional prominence or professional work load, has a responsibility to provide legal services to persons of limited means. The Utah State Bar urges all lawyers to provide 36 hours of pro bono legal services annually. It is recognized that in some years a lawyer may render greater or fewer hours than the annual standard specified of 36 hours, but during the course of a legal career, each lawyer should aspire to render on average per year, the number of hours set forth in this Rule.