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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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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

Jackson Walker

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

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.

Tailoring CSR Strategies for Local Relevance and Global Impact with Jeseñia Brown, Senior Manager of Pro Bono and Corporate Social...

In this episode of On Record PR, Jennifer Simpson Carr goes on record with Jeseñia Brown, Senior Manager of Pro Bono and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at Shearman and Sterling, to discuss the most effective ways to...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Event] Ethics & Professionalism Seminar - February 15th, Cleveland, OH

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Join us for Bricker Graydon’s Annual Ethics & Professionalism Seminar, an engaging and insightful event designed for in-house legal professionals. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your ethical understanding, explore pro...more

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[Event] Ethics & Professionalism Seminar - February 15th, Cincinnati, OH

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Join us for Bricker Graydon’s Annual Ethics & Professionalism Seminar, an engaging and insightful event designed for in-house legal professionals. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your ethical understanding, explore pro...more

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[Event] Ethics & Professionalism Seminar - February 15th, Columbus, OH

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Join us for Bricker Graydon’s Annual Ethics & Professionalism Seminar, an engaging and insightful event designed for in-house legal professionals. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your ethical understanding, explore pro...more

Maynard Nexsen

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

A&O Shearman

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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Remote Legal Services in the Age of COVID - How Legal Services Organizations Adapted to the Pandemic to Serve Pro Bono Clients

The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects in nearly every aspect of society. The shutdowns used to abate the spread of the disease forced much of the world to quickly pivot to remote operations. Pro bono legal...more

Kilpatrick

Sidebars Podcast | Roger Wylie: Leadership Matters

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In this episode, we welcome Roger Wylie, the Managing Partner of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton. Roger was the Co-Managing Partner of Townsend and Townsend and Crew prior to its merger with Kilpatrick Stockton. Roger is a...more

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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

Baker Donelson

Partner with Nonprofit Organizations to Offer Pro Bono Services Spanning Multiple Practice Areas

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A nonprofit organization is defined as "a group organized for purposes other than generating profit and in which no part of the organization's income is distributed to its members, directors, or officers." (Cornell Law...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Global Financial Institutions Legal Departments Share D&I Successes and Lessons Learned

In 2020, during the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, a rapid succession of events forced Americans to take a hard look in the mirror regarding systemic racism. Profound national conversations ensued. Many in the financial...more

Blank Rome LLP

Unmasking the Beauty of an Enforceable Pro Bono Obligation

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During this continuing pandemic, we have seen people from all walks of life rise to the occasion and contribute their time and efforts to noble causes. Our health care workers are burning the candle at both ends. Our teachers...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Webinar] Ethics & Professionalism Virtual Seminar - December 9th, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm EST

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Bricker & Eckler invites you to attend our annual Ethics & Professionalism Virtual Seminar. This year's event features the following presentations and speakers: The Year in Review - Joseph Caligiuri, Ohio Disciplinary...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

Robins Kaplan LLP

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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Corporate-Law Firm Pro Bono Partnerships

In this episode, Akin Gump pro bono partner Steven Schulman; Rick McMurtry, senior VP and associate GC at WarnerMedia; and Jay Reidy, assistant VP and senior legal counsel at AT&T discuss pro bono partnerships between law...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Webinar] Ethics & Professionalism Virtual Seminar - December 8th, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm EST

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Bricker & Eckler invites you to attend our Ethics & Professionalism Virtual Seminar. This year's event features the following presentations and speakers: The Year in Review - Joseph Caliguiri, Ohio Disciplinary Counsel -...more

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.

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

International Lawyers Network

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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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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