Summer
internships
at
Biglaw
firms
get
the
lion’s
share
of
coverage,
but
they
aren’t
the
only
way
that
law
student
spend
their
summers.
Students
frequently
spend
their
summers
giving
back
to
their
communities
by
doing
pro
bono
work.
It
is
hard
to
know
the
exact
numbers
and
figures,
but
a
recent
survey
came
back
with
some
hard
numbers
that
will
blow
your
mind.
ABA
Journal
has
coverage:
More
than
$178
million
of
legal
services
were
contributed
by
the
law
school
class
of
2025
via
legal
clinics,
experiential
courses,
externships
and
other
pro
bono
activities,
according
to
a
survey
released
Wednesday
by
the
Association
of
American
Law
Schools.In
December,
the
survey
found
that
22,336
law
students
in
the
class
of
2025
worked
more
than
5.1
million
hours
in
legal
services—or
about
an
average
of
230
hours
each—according
to
a
Feb.
18
press
release.
That’s
a
lot
of
time
and
value!
It
isn’t
uncommon
to
come
across
stories
like
law
students
helping
folks
file
their
taxes
and
protecting
people’s
civil
rights,
but
to
see
a
study
looking
at
law
student
impact
in
the
aggregate
put
into
perspective
how
much
good
can
get
done
when
you
aren’t
cramming
to
prepare
for
your
next
final.
If
there
are
any
2Ls
out
there
reading
this,
consider
doing
some
of
the
good
work
your
3L
year!
There’s
a
special
place
in
my
heart
for
the
Marshall
Brennan
Constitutional
Literacy
Project
that
teaches
high
school
kids
constitutional
law.
Despite
the
complications,
lecturing
on
the
right
to
free
speech
during
the
Black
Lives
Matter
protests
was
a
highlight
in
my
law
school
career.
Teaching
kids
about
how
free
speech
works,
at
least
how
it
is
supposed
to,
is
no
less
important
for
us
to
do
today.
Thank
you
for
your
hard
work!
3Ls
Donated
Over
$178M
Of
Pro
Bono
Legal
Work
In
2025,
New
Survey
Shows
[ABA
Journal]
Earlier:
Law
Students
Help
Community
Members
File
Their
Taxes
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s
.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
is
learning
to
swim, is
interested
in
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected]
and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.