From mentoring high school students to prosecuting crimes for district attorneys’ offices, law school students reported 8,990 hours of pro bono work for the 2007-08 academic year—the equivalent of one person working full-time for four and a half years.

This year, the law school made its tenth annual presentation of the Pro Bono Honors Awards and the seventh annual presentation of the Community Service Honors Awards. Twenty-five percent of the law school’s student body received an award this year. More than 18 percent of students reported completing at least one hour of pro bono or community service work, and the average number of hours reported per student was 67. Several students received the awards for a second or third time.

To be eligible to receive one of the awards, students completed a minimum of 30 hours of not-for-credit and not-for-compensation work for a government, public-interest, or non profit organization between April 2007 and March 2008.

The law school’s pro bono program was created in 1998 to formally recognize students for their volunteer service in the community.

For a complete list of students honored, visit the award website.