Pro Bono
Our mission: Connect 1 million people to the legal help they need.
Professional infrastructure for pro bono work.
Free intake, case opening, drafting, conflict screening, hours tracking, CLE logging, and reporting in one system. For attorneys doing pro bono work and the organizations running it.
One pro bono case · discovery to closeout
The pro bono workflow
One pro bono case from intake to closeout.
Directory discovery, eligibility-filtered intake, conflict scan, case opening, casework with hours logged, and a categorized annual report ready for state-bar filing. One system. No double entry.
01 · Discovery
A person finds an attorney through the public directory.
Your pro bono profile is listed on FlowLawyers across the practice areas you opt into. People searching for free legal help in your jurisdiction land on the right attorneys with the right experience.
FlowLawyers profile · public
Visible to free-legal-help searchesSarah Chen, Esq.
Immigration & Housing · Minneapolis, MN
Inbound searches · 30d
One-click off when you’re full
Toggle off when not accepting new pro bono cases. People searching land on other available attorneys.
02 · Filtered intake
Eligibility and case type screened before you see it.
Income (soft FPL threshold), case type, language, and urgency are captured at intake. You see only the cases that match the criteria you set. No one is blocked from submitting.
Filtered intake · Maria Garcia
Matches your criteriaStructured intake
Auto-screenedPractice area
Immigration · DACA renewal
State
Minnesota
Income
Below 200% FPL
Soft threshold · informs you, never blocks the person
Language
Spanish
Status
Current DACA holder
Urgency
Expires in 45 days
Your filters · pro bono
Match score
Lands in your queue
Cases that don’t match your filters never reach you. People who don’t qualify still see other resources.
03 · Conflict check
Search across prospect and retained client lists in one step.
Name similarity surfaces against your existing prospects and clients. Not a substitute for the formal conflict check your state bar requires, but the first pass before you accept the case.
Conflict scan · Maria Garcia
Searching prospects + clientsFamily Law · 2024
Match
18%
Personal Injury · 2026 · contacted
Match
32%
Immigration · 2023
Match
41%
First-pass screen, not formal clearance
Surfaces name similarity across your prospect and client lists. Your state-bar conflict check still applies before you accept the case.
No exact match
Cleared for review
Next step
Open the case
04 · Matter opens
Limited-scope retainer drafted from intake data.
Client name, contact, practice area, and case facts auto-fill the engagement letter. You review, edit, and sign off before anything sends.
Matter opens · Maria Garcia · DACA renewal
Drafted from intakeClient profile
Maria Garcia
DACA renewal · Immigration · MN
Documents · drafted
Review pendingLimited-scope retainer
Pro bono engagement letter · Immigration
Authorization for representation
USCIS · case identifier MN-G-148
Client communication consent
Email + SMS opt-in
05 · Casework
Documents drafted, status updates staged, hours auto-logged.
Status updates, demand letters, and closeout documents draft from the case data. Time spent on each task is logged against the matter so the year-end report writes itself.
Casework · Maria Garcia · DACA renewal
Hours auto-loggedDrafted: status update to client
Spanish · email-ready
Hours
0.4
Drafted: USCIS form I-821D cover
Pre-filled from intake + record
Hours
1.1
Drafted: closeout letter
Filing confirmation · next steps
Hours
0.5
Tasks · this case
7
Hours · this case
4.2
Logged to
2026 pro bono
Review before anything sends
Drafts stage with review state attached. Nothing reaches the client, the agency, or the court without your sign-off.
06 · Compliance close
Categorized hours export for state-bar filing.
Pro bono hours by case, category, and date. Annual report formatted for state-bar reporting. CLE credits the firm has earned tracked alongside.
Annual report · 2026 · pro bono
Formatted for state-bar filingTotal hours · 2026
47.5h
Across 12 entries · 3 categories
CLE log
Tracked alongside pro bono hours
Logging only
CLE credits are granted by your state bar. We log and export the underlying hours; the bar applies the conversion.
No double entry
Hours are logged at the moment of casework. The annual report writes from the same case data.
01 · Discovery
A person finds an attorney through the public directory.
Your pro bono profile is listed on FlowLawyers across the practice areas you opt into. People searching for free legal help in your jurisdiction land on the right attorneys with the right experience.
FlowLawyers profile · public
Visible to free-legal-help searchesSarah Chen, Esq.
Immigration & Housing · Minneapolis, MN
Inbound searches · 30d
One-click off when you’re full
Toggle off when not accepting new pro bono cases. People searching land on other available attorneys.
02 · Filtered intake
Eligibility and case type screened before you see it.
Income (soft FPL threshold), case type, language, and urgency are captured at intake. You see only the cases that match the criteria you set. No one is blocked from submitting.
Filtered intake · Maria Garcia
Matches your criteriaStructured intake
Auto-screenedPractice area
Immigration · DACA renewal
State
Minnesota
Income
Below 200% FPL
Soft threshold · informs you, never blocks the person
Language
Spanish
Status
Current DACA holder
Urgency
Expires in 45 days
Your filters · pro bono
Match score
Lands in your queue
Cases that don’t match your filters never reach you. People who don’t qualify still see other resources.
03 · Conflict check
Search across prospect and retained client lists in one step.
Name similarity surfaces against your existing prospects and clients. Not a substitute for the formal conflict check your state bar requires, but the first pass before you accept the case.
Conflict scan · Maria Garcia
Searching prospects + clientsFamily Law · 2024
Match
18%
Personal Injury · 2026 · contacted
Match
32%
Immigration · 2023
Match
41%
First-pass screen, not formal clearance
Surfaces name similarity across your prospect and client lists. Your state-bar conflict check still applies before you accept the case.
No exact match
Cleared for review
Next step
Open the case
04 · Matter opens
Limited-scope retainer drafted from intake data.
Client name, contact, practice area, and case facts auto-fill the engagement letter. You review, edit, and sign off before anything sends.
Matter opens · Maria Garcia · DACA renewal
Drafted from intakeClient profile
Maria Garcia
DACA renewal · Immigration · MN
Documents · drafted
Review pendingLimited-scope retainer
Pro bono engagement letter · Immigration
Authorization for representation
USCIS · case identifier MN-G-148
Client communication consent
Email + SMS opt-in
05 · Casework
Documents drafted, status updates staged, hours auto-logged.
Status updates, demand letters, and closeout documents draft from the case data. Time spent on each task is logged against the matter so the year-end report writes itself.
Casework · Maria Garcia · DACA renewal
Hours auto-loggedDrafted: status update to client
Spanish · email-ready
Hours
0.4
Drafted: USCIS form I-821D cover
Pre-filled from intake + record
Hours
1.1
Drafted: closeout letter
Filing confirmation · next steps
Hours
0.5
Tasks · this case
7
Hours · this case
4.2
Logged to
2026 pro bono
Review before anything sends
Drafts stage with review state attached. Nothing reaches the client, the agency, or the court without your sign-off.
06 · Compliance close
Categorized hours export for state-bar filing.
Pro bono hours by case, category, and date. Annual report formatted for state-bar reporting. CLE credits the firm has earned tracked alongside.
Annual report · 2026 · pro bono
Formatted for state-bar filingTotal hours · 2026
47.5h
Across 12 entries · 3 categories
CLE log
Tracked alongside pro bono hours
Logging only
CLE credits are granted by your state bar. We log and export the underlying hours; the bar applies the conversion.
No double entry
Hours are logged at the moment of casework. The annual report writes from the same case data.
Who it serves
Three ways to run pro bono on the same system.
Firms enabling participation, solo and small-firm attorneys without an admin layer, and legal aid organizations running dedicated pro bono operations. Same intake, drafting, conflict screening, and reporting underneath.
For firms enabling pro bono
Enable participation without admin drag.
Firm admin enables pro bono once. Attorneys opt in by practice area and capacity. Hours, categories, and reports stay visible firm-wide.
Dashboard preview
For solo and small-firm attorneys
Professional infrastructure with no firm to lean on.
Solo or small-firm attorneys get the same intake, drafting, conflict screening, and reporting. No admin layer required.
Dashboard preview
For legal aid organizations
Run a dedicated pro bono operation in one place.
Staff attorneys, volunteer attorneys, and intake teams work side by side. No marketing or paid-practice surfaces in the way.
Dashboard preview
Hours + CLE logging
Logged at the moment of work. Exportable for state-bar filing.
Hours flow from casework directly into a categorized log. The annual report writes from the same data. CLE credits granted by your state bar; we log and export the underlying hours.
Hours + CLE log · 2026
Logged at the moment of casework. Exportable for state-bar filing.
Logged cases
Categorized · ready to file
Logging only
We record hours by case and category. Bar associations apply the CLE conversion.
No double entry
Hours flow from casework directly into the report. Same record, same data.
CLE log alongside
CLE credits the firm has earned tracked next to pro bono hours.
Annual report · 2026
47.5 hours · 12 entries · 3 categories · formatted for state-bar filing
No cost to participate
Free for attorneys and organizations doing pro bono work.
Already on FlowCounsel? Included at no additional cost. New here? No credit card required.
Always included
Pro bono profile in the public directory
Filtered intake with eligibility screening
Conflict scan across prospect and client lists
Matter opening with limited-scope retainer drafting
Document drafting · PDF and DOCX export
Hours auto-logged by case and category
Annual report formatted for state-bar filing
CLE log alongside pro bono hours
All 50 states and DC
No contracts. No upsell.
If you also do paid work
Paid practice and pro bono in one dashboard.
Same login. Toggle between paid and pro bono.
Paid and pro bono cases stay separated in your pipeline.
Pro bono cases never billed.
Add paid tools when you want them, or don’t.
Bring better infrastructure to pro bono work.
Free intake, drafting, conflict screening, hours, and reporting. For attorneys and organizations expanding access to justice.