Ronald J. Daniels was Dean of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law for ten years, from 1995 to 2005. During his term, Ron founded Pro Bono Students Canada. He left U of T in 2005 to become Provost of … Read More

When PBSC’s chapter at McGill received a request from the Darfur/Sudan Peace Network to help them draft a privacy policy, the student coordinators worried that without a devoted lawyer supervisor for the project, they would have to reject the request … Read More

Back in 1996, Danielle McLaughlin received a phone call from David Steinberg, a recent law school graduate who had been tasked with helping set up Pro Bono Students Canada under Dean Ronald Daniels at the University of Toronto. Danielle was … Read More

When some of the top oil and gas companies in Calgary need legal help, they call Douglas Yoshida, a partner in the Litigation Group at McCarthy Tétrault. And when PBSC program coordinators in Calgary need advice, Doug is also … Read More

Twenty years ago in Romania, a pogrom forced 24 Roma families from their homes. When the families tried to return, they faced further persecution. A long history of marginalization and prejudice was stacked against them, stoking often violent and discriminatory … Read More

In 1997, Justice Harvey Brownstone stood before a group of University of Toronto faculty and students to raise awareness about a crisis developing in Ontario’s family Courts. The number of unrepresented litigants was growing exponentially after significant cuts to Legal … Read More

Of the many high-needs areas for legal services, family law is right at the top. Demand is huge, with few support options for the thousands of litigants that can’t afford legal assistance or representation. The problem got exponentially worse for … Read More

In just five short years, Megan Leslie made the leap from PBSC student coordinator at Dalhousie University to Member of Parliament for Halifax. Serving the public and helping communities in need has always been her passion, and was part of … Read More

Southeast of Regina, in rural Saskatchewan, is the municipality of Lajord and its population of less than 100. It’s a community in the truest sense, with tight-knit neighbours and no shortage of helping hands. Lajord is also where Pamela Kovacs, … Read More