Pro Bono or Low-Cost Legal Services

Authorization to provide pro bono or low-cost legal services

The Kansas Supreme Court adopted Supreme Court Rule 712B to:

• establish a process by which nonprofit legal service providers or law school clinics can be approved to use retired, inactive, or single-employer attorneys to provide pro bono services; and

• identify the requirements and create an authorization process for attorneys who wish to provide these services.

Supreme Court Rule 712B: Pro Bono or Low-Cost Legal Services Provided by Retired, Inactive, or Single-Employer Attorneys

Forms

Rule 712B identifies these forms to be used to request the approval or authorization:

Legal Service Providers or Law School Clinics

• Provider or Clinic Application

• Provider or Clinic Renewal

Attorneys

• Attorney Authorization Application

• Affidavit of Attorney for Renewal

• Termination of Attorney

Other relevant rules

These rules include references to Rule 712B:

Supreme Court Rule 202: Applicability; Jurisdiction

Supreme Court Rule 206: Attorney Registration

Supreme Court Rule 712: Restricted Licensure of Attorneys Performing Legal Services for Single Employers

Supreme Court Rule 122: Electronic Filing and Service by Electronic Means