Its first director was Carol Spruill who is currently the Associate Dean for Public Interest, Special Projects and Pro Bono at Duke Law School and was formerly the Deputy Director of Legal Services of North Carolina. It is currently run by a part-time Director, Brenda Berlin . Currently, projects from more than 100 participating organizations are advertised to the students at least twice a year. Students volunteer for a placement of their choice and contribute between 1 and 10 hours a week. Available placements currently cover over thirty subject matters areas and a variety of job activities and time commitments and may be legal or non-legal in nature.
Placements are virtually unlimited in subject matter.
In addition, new projects are added each year at an organization's or student's request. Student projects generally call for legal research and writing, client interviewing, case investigation, trial preparation, policy analysis, certified court practice as well as non-legal volunteer work. If you are a Duke law student interested in learning more about how you can become involved with the Pro Bono Project you should contact the Director to set up an appointment. Before your appointment, you should review the lists of current placements and the Student Master List of Placements. The List of Current Pro Bono Placements contains descriptions of currently available projects.