Teach High School Students & Seniors about Consumer Credit!: The DC Bar, in conjunction with the National Pro Bono Celebration, needs attorneys and law student volunteers to give one-hour PowerPoint presentations on consumer credit to high school students and senior citizens. Sign up for one or more presentations from October 27th through November 7th. Each student will be matched with an attorney for each presentation. Both the training and volunteering count toward the Pro Bono Pledge.

• Click here for a list of the available sessions and to register.  (You can ignore the screen that asks you to sign up for a training as we have a link to the training video below.)
• Training video: Click here.  Please note: the volume starts out low and increases within the first 15 seconds.
• Presentation materials: download the Power Point Presentation and Presentation Outline.

Election Protection: The non-partisan National Campaign for Fair Elections is recruiting field volunteers for Election Day, Tuesday, November 3rd to monitor polls in shifts for Virginia’s gubernatorial election. The work involves visiting polling places, helping voters with questions, and working with election officials to resolve issues. Both the training and volunteering count toward the Pro Bono Pledge.

• Click here to sign up for a shift and training.
• U.S. CITIZENSHIP IS NOT REQUIRED!