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Pro bono trends, rankings and case studies.
By Sofia Lind | October 13, 2010
Clifford Chance (CC) has launched a dedicated group to bolster its global microfinance activities, which are focused on providing loans to develop businesses in poor regions of the world. The group consists of around 100 lawyers based throughout 20 offices and comes as part of a project launched in the firm's London base.
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By Sofia Lind | September 29, 2010
Clifford Chance (CC) litigation partner Roger Leese has been named chairman of pro bono organisation Advocates for International Development (A4ID). A4ID acts as a broker between law firms and developing countries that require legal assistance, to aid their international development, trade programmes and debt situation.
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By Friederike Heine | September 22, 2010
The Bar Council and the Law Society are set to draw up a pro bono panel of law firms to offer legal services at the 2012 Olympic Games. The tender process will kick off in January 2011, when the two representative bodies will issue open invitations to pitch. Bar Council chairman Nicholas Green QC said: "There will be no restrictions on who can apply, but we will be looking for firms, sets of chambers and individuals with experience in sports law and issues such as doping."
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By Legal Week | November 24, 2009
Allen & Overy (A&O) has recruited the founder of Advocates for International Development (A4ID), Chris Marshall, as the head of its pro bono and community affairs department. Marshall will join the magic circle firm in the New Year after spending six years at Reed Smith, where he was pro bono and community manager for the firm's Europe, Middle East and Africa offices.
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By Legal Week | July 29, 2009
Last week's report on the professions by Alan Milburn, which criticised the legal profession for failing to deliver on social mobility, has generated plenty of debate. But when it comes down to it, the main barrier preventing candidates from poorer backgrounds from getting into a career in law is firms' requirement that recruits obtain a minimum A-level score (usually 320 UCAS points, or ABB).
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By Legal Week | June 18, 2009
ITV is calling on its legal panel firms to supply a range of new training and pro bono initiatives. The broadcaster is launching its ITV legal excellence and responsibility programme next month, which will see it team up with panel firms for a series of training initiatives, including secondments.
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By Bruce Love | June 1, 2022
The alliance's mission is to help protect people exercising their reproductive rights, and the medical providers who give them care and support.
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By Bruce Love | June 1, 2022
The alliance's mission is to help protect people exercising their reproductive rights, and the medical providers who give them care and support.
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By David Gialanella | June 1, 2022
"At GST, we build teams around case work that lean into each person's unique skills and talents while creating numerous channels of communication. This helps build camaraderie while improving understanding of each person's practice area," Quinn Smith says.
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By David Gialanella | June 1, 2022
"We want our clients to feel like they are getting the same service as someone who is paying for legal services," Mindy Jones said.
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By Dan Roe | May 31, 2022
The late Judge Manuel Crespo impressed a duty of service upon his son, Greenspoon Marder real estate partner Manuel L. Crespo, that still drives Crespo's pro bono work in the community and contributions to local bar associations.
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By Raychel Lean | May 31, 2022
The following five Florida attorneys won Social Impact awards for using their legal skills to make a difference in their communities. Here's what they learned, and what they say are the most urgent social issues of 2022.
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By Raychel Lean | May 31, 2022
"We should try more forcefully to see each other as one team moving in a direction toward a more united state and use our legal positions as both legislators, spokespersons and thought leaders to provoke a more accepting and inclusive paradigm," Ken Cutler said.
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By Raychel Lean | May 31, 2022
"Many of us, especially in the legal profession, take things like freedom and a place to live for granted," Matt Morgan said.
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By Raychel Lean | May 31, 2022
"I encourage lawyers and firms to reach out to their local legal aids and bar associations to take on pro bono cases and help close the gap," Victoria Sexton said.
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By Dan Roe | May 27, 2022
The Miami and Browrd AJC recently honored Bilzin Sumberg managing partner Albert Dotson Jr. and his father for their contributions to the legal community and dedication to humanitarian principles, such as addressing sources of hate.
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