Founded in 1970, the Dalhousie Legal Aid Service is the oldest clinical law program in Canada and remains the only community law clinic in Nova Scotia.

The Halifax Refugee Clinic is a not-for-profit, non-governmental, community-based organization funded by the Law Foundation of Nova Scotia and private donations.

The result of a merger of the Metropolitan Immigrant Settlement Association and Halifax Immigrant Learning Centre, ISANS is the largest immigrant-serving agency in Atlantic Canada.

McInnes Cooper has committed itself to fulfilling its social responsibility through a firm-wide initiative that is built upon three pillars of community engagement, environment and pro bono.

The Judicial Mediation Program is a voluntary program available to litigants who have commenced an appeal in a civil or family dispute in the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal.

Funded by the Access to Justice Fund as administered by the Law Foundation of Ontario and operated by the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia, the Pro Bono Hub Pilot Project is currently in the process of developing an online Pro-Bono Legal Services Hub. When launched, the Hub will connect Nova Scotia lawyers who are interested in providing some form of pro-bono service with those who are seeking legal services but cannot afford their own lawyer.

reachAbility is a non-profit organization whose mandate is to “improve access to justice, equality, and human rights for people living with disabilities and for those within their support systems.”

PBSC’s multiple award-winning Family Law Project (FLP) assists litigants who are unable to afford the services of a lawyer or legal representative at family courts across the country. PBSC student volunteers help thousands of unrepresented litigants fill out forms, prepare documents for submission to the court, learn about court procedures and the family law system, and connect with additional legal resources in their area.

The Wills Project is a longstanding PBSC project, whose purpose is to assist seniors access information about drafting Wills and Testaments, as well as assisting with the drafting of a client’s Will. The project enables students to learn valuable client interview and management skills, while giving students the opportunity to apply their knowledge outside of a classroom setting.