This article, which originally appeared in the ABA Student Lawyer magazine, encourages law students to get invloved in pro bono work early in their law school careers.

It cites many reasons for gettting involved including gaining valuable experience, working on interesting cases, getting course credit for the work and most importantly, helping to change someone's life. 

 The article is by Mark E. Wojcik, a professor at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. He is a Legal Writing Institute board member and author of Illinois Legal Research (Carolina Academic Press) and Introduction to Legal English (International Law Institute).

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