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MoFo Provides Legal Support To Ukrainian Refugees In The United States

MoFo is committed to supporting those in need through our pro bono efforts. On July 2, 2024, our Washington, D.C. office demonstrated this commitment by assisting 18 Ukrainian refugees in their quest to stay in the United...more

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Softbank Partnership Brings Rare Victory For Refugee In Japan

Morrison Foerster lawyers successfully helped a pro bono client secure refugee status in Japan. This outcome was the result of a partnership with SoftBank, which suggested in 2021 that the firm join its in-house lawyers in...more

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MOFO Partners With Oasis Legal Services To Support LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers

Morrison Foerster is piloting a new project with our longtime pro bono partner, Oasis Legal Services, to draft declarations on behalf of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers. Over the past few years, the firm has collaborated with Oasis by...more

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Transformative Pro Bono Experiences in The Philadelphia Lawyer

Pro bono representations have been critical to my development, both personally and professionally. I left my role as a prosecutor 15 years ago to pursue a career in private practice. From the day I left the Montgomery County...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

2023 Pro Bono Report

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Lowenstein Sandler is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its Center for the Public Interest with the publication of its latest Pro Bono Report, detailing the firm’s pro bono efforts throughout 2023, which included serving...more

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How Pro Bono Work Can Strengthen A Law Firm

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When asking a lawyer what the expression "pro bono" means, there may be a few different answers, as there is no one agreed-upon definition of what constitutes pro bono work. In the simplest sense, pro bono work is when a...more

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Reflections on the Benefits of Pro Bono Service

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I’ve always felt called to participate in pro bono legal service projects over the past 30 years, and I’ve been privileged to work in law firms that value pro bono time. This past year I’ve had an opportunity to oversee pro...more

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2022 Pro Bono Report

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Throughout this report, you’ll see images from one of our nonprofit pro bono clients, Scrollathon. Brothers and artists Steven and William Ladd founded Scrollathon to engage communities in the creation of art through...more

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A&O’s secondees support refugees fleeing Ukraine with pro bono legal advice

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In the months following the invasion of Ukraine, a group of law firms and NGOs worked together to mobilise a collaborative pro bono response to assist Ukrainian refugees in Poland. The outcome was the joint secondment...more

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Street Child: keeping children safe and in education

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At the halfway point of our Global Charity Partnership with Street Child, we are well ahead of schedule to reach our overall target of GBP1m by the end of 2023....more

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15 Years Later: The I-35 Bridge Collapse and the Lessons Carried On

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Fifteen years ago this August, hundreds of lives were forever changed when a 1,900-foot section of the Interstate Highway 35 West bridge between Minneapolis and Saint Paul collapsed into the Mississippi River. Tragic news of...more

Kilpatrick

10 key Takeaways - The Pandemic’s Impact on Pro Bono

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On March 9, Kilpatrick Townsend’s Pro Bono Partner, Tamara Serwer Caldas, spoke on a panel at the 2022 Pro Bono Institute Conference in Washington, D.C. Ms. Caldas’ panel addressed how changes in society and in the legal...more

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Why Firms Should Help Associates Do More Pro Bono Work

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Associates may hesitate to take on pro bono matters due to the added commitment, but pro bono work has tangible benefits for both associates and law firms. Associates get hands-on experience and learn necessary skills...more

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Celebrate Pro Bono Month

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October is national Pro Bono Month, and the American Bar Association has declared the theme for this year's celebration "Moving Forward in a Post Pandemic World." While there has always been a need for pro bono services in...more

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Top 7 Best Practices for Representing Transgender and Nonbinary Pro Bono Clients

Transgender and nonbinary individuals are often among the most marginalized communities we serve as pro bono lawyers. In the US and abroad, transgender and nonbinary people have faced a history of discrimination in employment...more

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Coping With Secondary Trauma From Pro Bono Work

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As law firms prepare for a return to the office and embrace a new normal it is imperative that we reflect on how the pandemic has changed our understanding of mental health and the difficult, everyday traumas affecting...more

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Pro Bono in a Pandemic: The Emergence of a Virtual Community

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We are living in a world where the concepts of "remote work" and "virtual meetings" were thrust upon us by the COVID-19 pandemic; however, these virtual work environments are here to stay. Finding ways to continue pro bono...more

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The Robins Kaplan Spotlight, Vol. 5, No. 4, Winter 2021 - Pro Bono Publico–For The Public Good

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The new year is a time to reflect on the year past. After 2020, such reflection is perhaps unlike that of prior years. Given everything going on in the world right now, particularly the isolation brought on by the COVID-19...more

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How an Am Law 200 Firm is Working Towards Solutions to 2020's Challenges with Jeremy Sacks

In this episode of On Record PR, Caitlan McCafferty goes on record with Jeremy Sack, a partner in Stoel Rives’ Litigation Practice Group and chair of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee. His practice focuses on complex litigation...more

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Client Care in the Time of Coronavirus

We’re at a unique point in our histories right now – everything seems to be in an upheaval, and our nerves are frayed. Many of us are finally getting to a place that feels like a new normal, but there are still some things...more

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Charlotte Triage Pro Bono Partnership - What is Charlotte Triage?

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WHAT IS CHARLOTTE TRIAGE? In September of 2018, the Charlotte legal community came together, to initiate a pro bono program we called Charlotte Triage. Charlotte Triage brings pro bono volunteers together to assist Legal...more

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Maximizing Skill Development Through Clinics & Pro Bono Work

Law school can provide many hands-on opportunities for students to develop legal skills before they enter practice. Two skill-development examples include pro bono work and clinic programs. In this post we discuss the...more

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Maximizing Access to Justice Through Pro Bono Priorities

Earlier this month, a Law360 article explored a fundamental—yet often overlooked—question: whether the long-held standard practice of tallying pro bono hours remains “the best way to measure pro bono success.” Though...more

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The Not-So Charitable Lawyer

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Giving back is something that is important for a lawyer. At the beginning of their career, many lawyers are concerned about paying back their student loans and other debts. They may be concerned about getting grounded in...more

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Medical Report Supports Urgent Need for Humane Immigration Policies

The families and children migrating from Central America have suffered terrible traumatic experiences, and a recent report by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), a non-profit advocacy group, addresses the serious, long-term...more

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