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.

See the workflow

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 searches
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Sarah Chen, Esq.

Immigration & Housing · Minneapolis, MN

Practice areasImmigration · Housing
LanguagesEnglish · Spanish · Somali
JurisdictionsMinnesota
Pro bono acceptingYes · 2 cases / month
flowlawyers.com/sarah-chen

Inbound searches · 30d

free immigration help minneapolis28
pro bono housing attorney mn14
spanish speaking pro bono lawyer11
low income legal help st paul9

One-click off when you’re full

Toggle off when not accepting new pro bono cases. People searching land on other available attorneys.

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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 criteria

Structured intake

Auto-screened

Practice 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

Practice areasImmigration, Housing
StateMinnesota only
Income threshold≤ 200% FPL · soft
LanguagesEN, ES, SO
Capacity2 cases / month

Match score

94%

Lands in your queue

Cases that don’t match your filters never reach you. People who don’t qualify still see other resources.

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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 + clients
search:maria garcia3 partial matches
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Maria SanchezRetained client

Family Law · 2024

Match

18%

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Marco GarciaProspect

Personal Injury · 2026 · contacted

Match

32%

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Maria Gonzalez-TorresRetained client

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

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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 intake

Client profile

Maria Garcia

DACA renewal · Immigration · MN

Emailmaria.g@email.com
Phone+1 (612) 555-0148
DOB03/14/1996
Country of originMexico
DACA expiresApr 12, 2026

Documents · drafted

Review pending

Limited-scope retainer

Pro bono engagement letter · Immigration

Draft

Authorization for representation

USCIS · case identifier MN-G-148

Client communication consent

Email + SMS opt-in

CopyPDFDOCXReview & send →
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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-logged

Drafted: 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.

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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 filing

Total hours · 2026

47.5h

Across 12 entries · 3 categories

Immigration22h
Housing15h
Family10.5h

CLE log

Tracked alongside pro bono hours

Hours logged47.5
CategoriesImmigration · Housing · Family
Reportable toMN State Bar
FormatPDF · CSV

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.

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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

Attorneys participating14 of 28
Firm hours · 2026482h
Top categoryImmigration · 168h

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

My pro bono · 202647.5h
Active cases3
CLE logTracked alongside

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

Intake queue24 cases
Volunteer attorneys37 active
Org hours · 20262,140h

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

M. Garcia · DACA renewalImmigration4.2h
J. Patel · Eviction defenseHousing6.8h
A. Yusuf · Asylum applicationImmigration8.1h
L. Reyes · Custody mediationFamily3.4h
D. Khan · Lease disputeHousing5.0h

Categorized · ready to file

Immigration22h
Housing15h
Family10.5h

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.

Pro bono · always free

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.

Coverage

Available in all 50 states.

Pro bono attorneys and organizations in any state can use the system. Click your state to see current pro bono needs.

Available in all 50 states + DC & PR

Bring better infrastructure to pro bono work.

Free intake, drafting, conflict screening, hours, and reporting. For attorneys and organizations expanding access to justice.