The University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law is committed to training thoughtful, civic-minded lawyers who play active roles in their communities. This commitment was exemplified when UofL Law became one of the first five law schools in the country to adopt a public service requirement into the standard curriculum.

The Samuel L. Greenebaum Public Service Program began in the Spring of 1992 as a volunteer program and became a required component of the curriculum in 1994. The program is funded through an endowment created by Richard and Jane Eskind and John S. Greenebaum to honor the spirit of public service exemplified by their father, the late Samuel L. Greenebaum, a Louisville legal and civic leader.

The Samuel L. Greenebaum Public Service Program gives students the opportunity to develop skills working with real clients and real legal issues. With appropriate supervision, students perform law-related tasks such as research, writing, client interviews, policy analysis, document preparation and in-court assistance. We maintain over 90 placements and continually add new placements to offer a diverse selection, such as legal aid offices, public defender offices, nonprofit public service organizations, government agencies, court system projects, or advocacy groups. Students are required to perform a minimum of thirty-hours of law-related public service. Each year more than 4,000 hours of legal assistance is donated to local, state and national communities