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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 The Associated Press | June 21, 2022
The Tennessee Justice Bus is a mobile legal clinic, outfitted with computers and wifi, that will travel the state providing free pop-up legal services.
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By The Associated Press | June 21, 2022
Access to Justice Director Anne-Louise Wirthlin said the initiative has partners in every one of Tennessee's 95 counties through legal aid groups, the courts and even houses of worship that participate in the initiative's Faith and Justice Alliance.
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By The Legal Intelligencer | June 20, 2022
In this month's calendar, check out volunteer information sessions, anniversary celebrations and more.
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By Dan Roe | June 17, 2022
The pledges from members of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity include personal and organizational goals such as sponsoring diverse attorneys, overhauling approaches to hiring and compensation, and developing the next generation of leaders.
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By Andrew Maloney | June 17, 2022
The Pro Bono Institute acknowledged that paid client demand increased last year and suggested that 2020 resulted in an unusually high level of pro bono work.
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By Jonathan Erway | June 13, 2022
Granbury Lawyer Elected State Bar of Texas President-Elect Texas attorneys have elected Cindy V. Tisdale of Granbury to be president-elect of the State…
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By Tasha Norman | June 10, 2022
"Work with partners who believe in you and are committed to your development."
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By James Carstensen | June 7, 2022
"We didn't realize how intense and touching it would be to help these refugees in their hour of need," says Britta Grauke.
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By Michael A. Mora | June 6, 2022
"When does rehabilitation become enough?" asked Brian Tannebaum, special counsel at Bast Amron in Miami, who represents the disbarred attorney who accumulated over 13,300 community service hours.
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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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