Public Interest Law /Pro Bono Work

The selection of books listed on this page represent a sample of titles within the Rinn Law Library's collection relative to Public Interest / Pro Bono Law. The titles are classified under the following subject headings:

• Public Interest Law
• Cause Lawyering
• Pro Bono
• Social Change
• Social Justice
• Legal Aid
• Legal Assistance
  • Marginalized groups (including but not limited to):
    • to the poor
    • for children
    • inmates
    • to the elderly
    • disabled
• Poverty
• Other
  • Legal Profession (broader term to use when having difficulty finding relative materials under other subject headings)
  • Legal Ethics (related term to use for resources related to the rules of conduct and ethical responsibilities related to lawyers for Pro Bono work)
    • Professional Responsibility

It is important to note that the Public Interest Law subject heading does not always appear as a main entry when researching. A good example of this occurred when looking at the reference resource: "The Legal Information Buyers Guide". For such entries, the Legal Profession subject heading was used as an access point to locate Public Interest Law materials.