Flowing from last week's National Pro Bono Celebration in the US, the American Bar Association has set up an online dialogue concerning the state of access to justice in America, and the efforts of pro bono service providers to increase access to justice.

The ABA's Standing Committee on Pro Bono & Public Service and the Center for Pro Bono offer the following introduction to the National Pro Bono Conversation:

"The need for legal services for low income Americans has never been greater than it is today. How can we frame a new way of thinking about and delivering pro bono legal services?  Please add your ideas and insights to this conversation.  You are invited to think creatively; don’t feel limited by concerns about resources or current realities.  Imagine.  Dream.  Draw on your own experience, skills, and intuition, and respond as thoughtfully and thoroughly as you can.  If you don’t like the question, say why and articulate your own perspective on the issue.  Twice weekly, on Mondays and Wednesdays, a new question will be posted for your reflection and comments; you may comment on the current post as well as prior posts and responses.  Please join the conversation now, invite your colleagues to do the same, and come back often to keep the conversation going."