Baylor University Law School
Baylor University
Baylor University Law School
1114 S. University Parks Drive
Waco, TX 76706
law.baylor.edu
Law School Pro Bono Programs
Contact Information
Heather Creed
Associate Dean, Career Services
254.710.1210
Heather_Creed@baylor.edu
Category Type
None
Description of Program
Though there is no formal pro bono program, several faculty members work to support, encourage and coordinate pro bono work by the students.
Location of Program
Staffing/Management/Oversight
Funding
Faculty are supported financially and with administrative assistance related to pro bono work.
Student Run Pro Bono Groups/Specialized Law Education Projects
Faculty and Administrative Pro Bono
No formal policy, but faculty are encouraged to engage in law-related pro bono services. Several professors supervise and work with students on law-related pro bono projects, primarily in the areas of criminal defense (death penalty cases) and family law (divorce and related issues).
Awards/Recognition
Community Service
Community Service is promoted by individual faculty members and by student groups, primarily the Student Bar Association and the Women's Legal Society. Specific institutionalized projects include:
- Partners in Education: The Law School and the Student Bar Association serve jointly as a Partner to Sul Ross Elementary, an elementary school in a low socio-economic neighborhood. Money is raised for school needs and volunteers to serve as tutors.
- Annual blood drives
- Annual Toys for Tots drive
- Annual food, clothes and fundraising drives for various community organizations such as the Family Abuse Center.
Law School Public Interest Programs
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Contact Information
Heather Creed
Associate Dean, Career Services
254.710.1210
Heather_Creed@baylor.edu
Certificate/Curriculum Programs
Public Interest Centers
Public Interest Clinics
Externships/Internships
Externships are available to all students. Generally two quarter hours of credit for 90 hours of qualifying work. Available to students are both ongoing, permanent externships (e.g. Legal Services, county and federal prosecutors offices) and qualifying one-time externships arranged by the students.
Classes with a Public Service Component
Public Interest Journals
Public Interest Career Assistance
Counseling and job listings are available through the Career Services Office. Katherine Logue is the Director.
Loan Repayment Assistance Programs (LRAP)
Post-Graduate Fellowships/Awards
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Graduate Student Funded:
Other Funding Sources:
Term Time Fellowships/Scholarships
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Summer Fellowships
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Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Programs
Lectures are arranged periodically by student groups.
Student Public Interest Groups
Last updated: 4/18/2003
