Leading with Purpose
Our collective effort, powered by technology and hands-on legal services, is changing lives and strengthening systems and communities.
"As AI advances, so do the opportunities to put it to work responsibly for the benefit of local communities, to strengthen legal systems, and to deliver support where the need is greatest."
Jonathan Palmer
Beth Henderson
2025 Impact by the Numbers
55,000+
55,000+ pro bono hours donated since the program’s start
168
168 organizations received pro bono legal support (2025)
60
60 Cascade High School Students served through Street Law (2025)
440
440 hours volunteered with the nonpartisan Election Protection Hotline (2025)
250
250 hours volunteered with the International Paralympic Committee (2025)
471
471 individuals assisted in partnership with the American Bar Association (2025)
Building capacity with new technology
Microsoft volunteers are using tools like Copilot and Clearbrief to make legal work faster and more effective. By combining human expertise with responsible innovation, volunteers review records, identify key facts, and prepare legal materials in a fraction of the time it once took—allowing them to focus more on the people and outcomes that matter most.
Through partnerships with the National Veterans Legal Services Program and the Veterans Consortium, this approach has helped hundreds of veterans and families secure the benefits and recognition they earned. Similar technology is being used to support research that strengthens access to legal resources for children and communities around the world.
Across continents, Microsoft’s pro bono employees work with partners to provide legal support and practical resources to address international challenges. In 2025, this work included researching protections for children in detention and informing policy recommendations to strengthen child-centered justice systems worldwide.
Microsoft volunteers partner with the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) and the Veterans Consortium (TVC) to help veterans and their families secure the benefits they earned. Volunteers use tools such as Copilot and Clearbrief to review service records, identify key facts, and prepare case materials efficiently. This work reduces delays, clears backlogs, and helps veterans navigate an otherwise onerous process.
"As NVLSP's leading corporate pro bono partner, Microsoft has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to serving veterans through exceptional pro-bono support. This support has had a profound impact on the lives of severely disabled veterans, offering meaningful financial relief and recognition of their sacrifices. NVLSP is profoundly grateful for Microsoft's steadfast dedication to those who have served."
— Paul Wright, Executive Director, NVLSP
215
215 veterans and families served by Microsoft volunteers
90
90 Microsoft volunteers engaged across NVLSP and TVC projects
Children and families
Ensuring every child's right to safety
Microsoft employees partner with Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) to help unaccompanied children navigate the U.S. legal system and find safety. Volunteers work with partner organizations and law firms to prepare case materials, gather evidence, and guide children through complex immigration processes.
91
91 Microsoft volunteers supported KIND clients
65
65 children received legal support through Microsoft's partnership with KIND
"I have kids the same age. Working on this case reminded me why I became a lawyer—to serve, to protect, to make sure someone's story is heard."
— Becky Francis, Microsoft pro bono volunteer
Microsoft volunteers partner with the Seattle Clemency Project (SCP) to help people serving long or life sentences who have shown rehabilitation and readiness return home. Attorneys prepare clemency, pardon, and resentencing petitions, while other employees mentor individuals rebuilding their lives after release.
"It's pretty magical. You go in thinking you're helping someone start over, and you come out realizing they're teaching you to see humanity differently."
— Annie Romas, Microsoft pro bono volunteer
220
Microsoft volunteers reduced approximately 220 years of incarceration for reformed individuals
$12 mil.
Microsoft volunteers have saved Washington State nearly $12 million in incarceration costs (nearly $60,000 per person annually)
Microsoft supports journalists and newsrooms through ProJourn, a collaboration with Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, the Knight Foundation, and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Volunteers provide legal help with pre-publication review, public-records access, and newsroom operations so journalists can report confidently and responsibly.
"The goal is to help them get their story off their device and out into the public arena, and to replace self-censorship with confidence.”
— Sima Sarrafan, Microsoft pro bono volunteer
7,583+
More than 7,583 pro bono hours logged in support of ProJourn
$6 mil
Microsoft volunteers have delivered over $6 million in legal value
Microsoft Pro Bono
Working together, and with AI, to close the gap in legal services
The Microsoft Pro Bono Program connects employees and community partners to use their legal and professional skills where they can have the greatest impact. Our volunteers apply their expertise and AI tools to make legal support more accessible for veterans, children, journalists, and communities around the world.
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