The Ohio State University College of Law is home to the Pro Bono Research Group, a program dedicated to improving the availability of legal services for lower-income clients, and the first organization of its kind in the United States. The PBRG is a completely student-run organization that provides legal research and writing for attorneys from Ohio State Legal Services and attorneys engaged in pro bono work. For more information, please see the PBRG web site. Delta Theta Phi, Phi Alpha Delta, and Phi Delta Phi. Each organization conducts its own social and professional programs throughout the year.
Students are eligible for membership after one term of study.
These fraternities have no housing facilities, but maintain offices in the Law Building. The Public Interest Law Foundation is a nonprofit corporation, founded in 1984, which promotes employment in public interest law, and is part of a national network of similar organizations at other prominent law schools. Contributions from law students are used to fund selected applicants in summer clerkships at a variety of legal organizations. For more information, please see the PILF website . The Street Law Program provides opportunities for law students to visit local public schools to teach classes in basic elements of the law which affects all citizens in daily life.