Honoring KIND's Pro Bono Partners

We all have a responsibility to protect those who cannot protect themselves.

Kurt Hansson, Global Vice-Chairman of Paul Hastings LLP

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Become a KIND Pro Bono Attorney

KIND’s Pro Bono Attorney program is at the core of our work. We recruit volunteer lawyers from law firms, corporations, law schools, and bar associations and provide them with training, mentorship, and other resources to represent children. KIND pro bono attorneys work directly with children to help them build their cases, gain valuable courtroom experience, and develop expertise in a unique area of law. No immigration experience is necessary. Each pro bono attorney is assigned a KIND attorney for the duration of their case who provides guidance on case strategy, feedback on drafts, mock adjudications, samples, and checklists.

If you are interested in becoming a pro bono attorney, please fill out a brief form by clicking on the button below.

Become a Pro Bono Attorney

If your organization is interested in supporting KIND’s pro bono program through a partnership, please email KIND by clicking on the button below.

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For job or internship inquiries, visit our jobs page here.

What You Need to Know

October 23, 2024

KIND Celebrates Our Pro Bono Lawyers for National Pro Bono Week

Join us as we celebrate National Pro Bono Week, a time to recognize the invaluable contributions of our pro bono lawyers and partners at KIND. Over the past 16 years, we’ve grown from 43 law firms t...

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February 7, 2022

Volunteer Fact Sheet

Are you interested in representing an unaccompanied child and are you part of a law firm or corporation?  Download one of our volunteer fact sheets today to learn more about how you can help change t...

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January 28, 2024

KIND Fact Sheet

No child should ever face immigration court alone. Learn more about KIND, who we are, and what we do to protect unaccompanied migrant and refugee children with our KIND Fact Sheet.

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October 8, 2024

2023 Global Impact Report

KIND announces the launch of our global impact report, showcasing the impactful work we’ve accomplished over the past year in support of unaccompanied immigrant and refugee children. This comprehens...

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November 20, 2023

KIND’s Growing Pro Bono Network in Europe 

Representing refugees and asylum seekers in Europe in their immigration cases pro bono is a nascent movement that is quickly growing thanks to KIND and our partners. For the last five years, we have...

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October 23, 2023
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 12: attends Kids In Need of Defense 15th Anniversary Gala at The Ziegfeld Ballroom on October 12, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Manny Carabel/Getty Images for Kids In Need of Defense)

Celebrating Pro Bono Week 2023

An interview with Nirupa Narayan, KIND’s Senior Director of Pro Bono Partnerships  Every October KIND joins bar associations and lawyers across the country in celebrating Pro Bono Week. Read more a...

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Hear More from Our Attorneys

"The impact that we have on these children’s lives is tremendous. There is never a “right” time to take on pro bono work, especially as an attorney at a big law firm, but my KIND cases have been the most rewarding in my seven years of practicing law. I will never forget my client’s excitement and relief after obtaining custody and SIJS orders from the D.C. Superior Court, and, more recently, after receiving his green card in the mail. It’s moments like these that prompted me to become an attorney in the first place. "
Lucille “Lucy” Bartholomew Covington & Burling LLP
"Helping the clients in these cases, the children themselves, is really what I am passionate about. These kids are caught in the crossfire of this very dangerous and daunting situation in their home countries and the political strife around immigration in this country. But these are just two young girls who are trying to have a safe childhood with a loving family member, just like any other kids would."
Kira Hettinger Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC
"We all have a responsibility to protect those who cannot protect themselves."
Kurt Hansson Global Vice-Chairman of Paul Hastings LLP
"While the family and Layla won this asylum case because of their ability to tell their story, without attorneys, they wouldn’t have known the stories to tell and the importance of the experiences they had, I don’t think she would have had a shot without an attorney."
Elaine Blais Goodwin Procter LLP
"These kids have nothing else — they don’t have any safety net — we are that safety net…As a lawyer it was an extremely rewarding experience to know that you have a direct impact on helping someone, on changing and molding that person’s life’s story. It really doesn’t get any more rewarding than that."
Buck Dixon Troutman Sanders LLP
"There is a reason why all these children are fleeing their countries to come to the United States and personally think that reason is hope"
Ryan Richman Associate at McCarter & English LLP

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Our Legal Services

Our Legal Services

Learn more about what we use our legal expertise to help change the life of immigrant and refugee kids.

KIND Partners

KIND Partners

Meet some of the partners who have made our pro bono work possible.

Meet Our Pro Bono Attorneys

Meet Our Pro Bono Attorneys

Meet the pro bono lawyers who have represented KIND clients and changed the course of their lives.

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