Pro Bono Week

Next week, October 25 through October 31, is the ABA's 2009 Pro Bono Celebration.
Several local groups are highlighting the week with events:

• The MSBA has a whole week of events planned, starting with a day-long CLE and following celebration. Many of the events are low cost, and the MSBA has also incorporated several pro bono activities that week. Information on the week can be found here.
• The University of St. Thomas Law School is hosting an event titled "Pro Bono in a Down Economy: Challenges and Rewards" on Thursday, October 29. Information and registration can be done here.
• The Minnesota Justice Foundation has their law school public interest expo on Thursday, with its 27th annual celebration that evening. Information can be found here.

And if you can pack one more event into your schedule, don't forget to register for MWL's Rosalie Wahl lecture next Tuesday night, October 27. The event is held in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the Minnesota Supreme Court's Gender Fairness in the Court Report, which has a luncheon and CLE in the afternoon. Information and Registration: here.

I'm exhausted just reporting on all the events for next week--but think of all the great opportunities to get out and recommit to improving the legal profession. That's worth a little juggling of the schedule and perhaps a little less free time. It's supposed to be chilly, anyway.