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Pro bono trends, rankings and case studies.
By Legal Week | April 25, 2013
Deborah Prince worked in private practice, at Tesco and Which? before heading the legal team at the British Heart Foundation. She talks to Grant Murgatroyd about her colourful career and why she isn't shy when it comes to asking lawyers to work for free...
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By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | November 21, 2012
Mayer Brown and DLA Piper have amended their associate bonus schemes in Asia to help boost job satisfaction among their junior ranks. DLA has reduced the amount of billable hours required to earn extra cash, down from 1,650 hours per year to 1,550.
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By Pui-Guan Man | November 2, 2012
Clifford Chance (CC) has selected five charities to which it will provide client-style support and financial assistance, in a new initiative which coincides with National Pro Bono Week 2012. The firm has identified five non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with which it will operate as if they were fee-paying clients, with each assigned at least one dedicated relationship partner.
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By Pui-Guan Man | November 1, 2012
Ashurst has overhauled its pro bono scheme so hours count as utilised time, as a host of firms step up their effort to increase lawyer involvement in charitable activities ahead of next week's National Pro Bono Week.
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By Pui-Guan Man | October 16, 2012
Clifford Chance (CC) has reported a 9% drop in the number of pro bono hours carried out by its lawyers during 2011-12, with the firm placing a value of £17m on the time invested over the financial year. According to the firm's annual corporate responsibility report, CC's lawyers around the world invested 50,324 hours in pro bono and community work during 2011-12, down 8.5% on the 2010-11 figure of 55,021.
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By Suzi Ring | September 20, 2012
Suzanna Ring asks whether the firm won more than branded taxis and lollipops from its £10m sponsorship
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By Suzi Ring | August 13, 2012
Olswang has more than doubled the value of pro bono advice handed out by its lawyers in 2011-12 compared with the previous year to more than £1m. The firm's corporate social responsibility (CSR) report shows the UK top 30 firm carried out £1.3m of pro bono legal advice during the last financial year, compared with £518,692 during 2010-11.
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By Friederike Heine | August 5, 2012
Hogan Lovells' staff carried out 15% fewer pro bono hours in 2011 than the previous calendar year, according to the firm's most recent Citizenship Report, an annual briefing detailing corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The report shows that during 2011, the firm, which employed 5,069 full-time equivalent staff in 2011, recorded a total of 104,047 pro bono hours across 40 of its 43 offices wordwide, compared with 122,935 hours across the same amount of offices in 2010.
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By Gerard Starkey | August 2, 2012
Firms and chambers including Charles Russell, Farrer & Co and 4 New Square have taken roles on a trio of Olympic disputes after last year winning spots on a pro bono panel to provide legal advice during the Games. The London 2012 Pro Bono Service, which was set up to provide free legal advice to Olympic participants, comprises a line-up of nine law firms, chambers and advocates, with the first three cases handled by the panel covering selection and doping disputes.
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By Legal Week | July 12, 2012
South African lawyers could face their legal fees being capped under controversial new Government proposals designed to improve access to legal services in the country and make the profession more representative.
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By Law Journal Editorial Board | September 4, 2022
We recommend that pro bono practices offer a helping hand to libraries and librarians in need.
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By Colleen Murphy | August 31, 2022
"Today's executive order will clarify, facilitate, and expand pro bono legal representation for the state as well as the counsel procurement process," Gov. Phil Murphy said. "Through signing this executive order, we will save taxpayer money while ensuring the best representation for the state."
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By Cedra Mayfield | August 29, 2022
Legal deserts—characterized by few or no licensed lawyers—are spreading in Georgia's rural counties, as attorneys flood metro Atlanta and its surrounding communities.
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By Cedra Mayfield | August 29, 2022
"We're actually providing the kind of assistance somebody would get if they were coming in and paying billable hours," said Middle Georgia Justice executive director Amy Griffith Dever. "The beauty is that we don't have to deal with billable hours."
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By Cedra Mayfield | August 22, 2022
"We haven't been able to get that many lawyers here to actually agree to do pro bono from start to finish on some cases," said Gerald Williams, executive director of the Southwest Georgia Legal Self-Help Center.
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By Dan Roe | August 22, 2022
The law firm collaborated with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, McGuireWoods, and Vedder Price to file more than 50 asylum applications just before the one-year deadline.
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By Dan Roe | August 22, 2022
The California-founded firm collaborated with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, McGuireWoods, and Vedder Price to file more than 50 asylum applications just before the one-year deadline.
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By Phillip Bantz | August 20, 2022
"The desire to partner with law firms from corporate in-house teams has really increased exponentially over the last 10 years," said Gibson Dunn partner Katie Marquart, who chairs the firm's pro bono practice.
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By Tasha Norman | August 16, 2022
The major ingredients to successful business development are authenticity, creativity, emotional intelligence, grit and competence. If you have most of these attributes, your chances of success are incredibly high.
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By Allison Nasson, Ava La Placa Obrecht and Michael Taub | August 12, 2022
Homeless encampment closings, or "sweeps," have become a regular occurrence in Philadelphia. Every week, members of the police department and other city agencies determine which encampment locations will be closed.
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