The latest edition of the Professional Lawyer, which is published by the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility, contains Professor Ben Cooper’s article “Mandatory Pro Bono for New York Bar Applicants: Why Not?”  In the article, Cooper argues that New York’s new requirement that all bar applicants perform 40 hours of pro bono service before admission is worth a try in light of our country’s access-to-justice crisis and the need to provide additional practical trainng for law students.

Read the article here.