• Etreive login screen All pro bono experiential learning must be reported online using Etrieve ., Important:,   To log in to Etrieve, you must first click on the small “Or sign in with” icon located at the bottom center of the screen, which will create a prompt for you to sign in using your RWU Law 0365 login credentials.  For the New York Pro Bono reporting requirements, please refer to the New York Pro Bono rule section.
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  • Professor Less’s legal experience spans transactional work in contracts, business formation, intellectual property protection and all aspects of the civil litigation process in torts and employment discrimination. She serves as a Professor at Johnson and Wales University where she teaches a number of law classes as well as overseeing the University’s pre-law program. Before joining JWU, Professor…
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  • Nate Reid L’26 is not an emotional person. And yet, Reid found himself deeply impacted by the real-life stories of the justice system and wrongfully-incarcerated people during a short-term volunteer project at the Innocence Project’s New York headquarters.  “I keep joking, I think in the past five years, I’ve cried three times, and it was when my college soccer career ended, when the Eagles lost…, Eye-opening perspective, During the week with the Innocence Project, Reid’s main assignment was tracking down the case files and evidence records for a matter the organization was evaluating, that had been tried decades ago. After numerous phone calls, he located the documents through a court clerk in Louisiana. There was just one wrinkle: The bill for the court to copy and ship the documents was thousands of dollars.…, Exploring new experiences, Reid is interested in a career in civil litigation after law school. He also would like to continue doing pro bono work. This summer, he will be working at Motley Rice on mass tort litigation. Reid encourages students with similar career interests to make the most of public interest opportunities like ASB even if they don’t plan to practice public interest law. “Don’t close off one road before…
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  • For Camille Capraro ‘19, no two days are the same. As Senior Advisor to Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee, she wears many hats. Capraro works on a wide range of priorities, from managing special projects and federal-state affairs to overseeing the work of key state agencies.  “One day might involve bringing agencies together to tackle a pressing issue, while another is spent shaping policy…
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  • What is Pro Bono? , Below is the Rule 6.1 of the American Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct, which outlines the obligation of attorneys to engage in pro bono. , The term pro bono is derived from the Latin phrase, pro bono publico, which means "for the public good." In the legal profession, the term "pro bono" generally means to provide legal services free of charge. , In fulfilling this responsibility, the lawyer should, provide substantial majority of the fifty (50) hours of legal services without fee or expectation of fee to: persons of limited means; or charitable, religious, civic, community, governmental and educational organizations in matters which are designed primarily to address the needs or persons of limited means; and Provide any additional services through: delivery of legal services at no fee or…
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  • Professor Walker earned her J.D. cum laude from Boston University School of Law in 2004, and M.Ed. from Lesley University in 2012. Professor Walker has taught students at every grade level from 6th grade through 3L, and has taught law students since 2007. She is most interested in expanding K-12 learning strategies to benefit graduate students. Her scholarship is focused on law school pedagogy.…
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