Our mission
To inspire and empower Microsoft employees and community partners to create solutions that promote justice for all by providing those in need with access to legal knowledge, resources, and services.
The need for pro bono services
9.3
Low-income Washingtonians faced an average of 9.3 legal problems in 2014, triple the average experienced a decade prior.
86%
86 percent of the civil legal problems reported by low-income Americans received inadequate or no legal help.
60%
More than 60 percent of unaccompanied children in the United States—tens of thousands of children— do not have lawyers in immigration court.
90%
In eviction lawsuits nationwide, an estimated 90 percent of landlords are represented, and 90 percent of tenants are not.
The evolution of pro bono at Microsoft
The impact of pro bono at Microsoft
20,000
9,840
1,500
3,000
Microsoft and the Seattle Clemency Project
Partnering with pro bono organizations
Microsoft is proud to partner with the following legal services organizations, nonprofits, law schools, and law firms to increase the collective work toward a more just and equitable world.
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