The Laird Bell Law Quadrangle at dusk. (University of Chicago Law School Communications Staff/University of Chicago Law School Communications Office) Public good The Law School’s Pro Bono Service Initiative, by the numbers. By Author Susie Allen, AB’09 | The University of Chicago Magazine — Summer/19 2010 Year the Law School’s Pro Bono Service Initiative was created 50 Hours per year students must work to fulfill the optional pro bono pledge 465 Students who have completed the pledge 83 Host organizations and clients benefiting from the Class of 2019’s pro bono work 59,068 Total number of pro bono hours logged since the initiative’s inception 483 Most pro bono hours logged in a year by a Class of 2019 student 1,159 Most pro bono hours ever logged by a single student in a year Law, Policy & Society volunteering Law School William Rainey Harper's Index