It is very important that students report their pro bono hours. Not only does it allow them to qualify for graduation with Pro Bono Distinction, it is also critically important for the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law to have an accurate account of our law school's pro bono activity. This information is often shared with the president of Arizona State University, the Board of Trustees and the legislature of the State of Arizona. By reporting your hours, you are helping the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law achieve future success. There are many studies of law student involvement with public interest efforts. These efforts can only be accurately reviewed if students accurately report their participation.
If you are unclear whether your work is considered pro bono service, please refer to the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law's definition of pro bono below. Any volunteer hours that do not qualify as pro bono hours may be reported as community service. Community service hours will not count towards pro bono distinction awards at graduation.
Students should report all of their hours of pro bono service on-line at Atlas (12twenty). It is important to record your information in a timely manner because reports are made on an annual basis.
- Click on “Experiential Learning” on the left side of the Atlas homepage.
- On the top right corner, click on the “+ New Experience button.”
- For pro bono legal hours, select “Pro-Bono” under the “Experiential Learning Type” dropdown menu.
- For any non-legal volunteer work, select “Community Service (non-legal volunteer work)” under the “Experiential Learning Type” dropdown menu.
- Enter information as requested and click “Save.”
- On the top right corner of the next page, click on “Submit for Approval.”
- Confirm that you would like to submit your experience for initial approval by clicking “Ok.”
- Once your experience is approved, you will receive an email notification confirming initial approval. Your module will change from “Pending Initial Approval” to “In Progress.”
- Once your experience, is “In Progress” you will have access to the Hour Log.
- Click on the “+ Add Hours” button to add your date, hours and a short description of your pro-bono work.
- The Hour Log will allow you to enter your total hours as one entry. You are also welcome to add your hours on a daily, weekly or monthly basis for ongoing pro-bono projects.
- Once all of your hours have been recorded/completed, click on “Submit for Approval.” That will then be submitted for final approval of your pro-bono hours.
It is important to record your information in a timely manner because reports are made on an annual basis. All pro-bono hours must be entered into Atlas five (5) weeks prior to graduation for pro-bono distinction.