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By Dan Roe | March 7, 2022
Many of the 34,000 undocumented Ukrainians living in the United States will soon be eligible for Temporary Protected Status, allowing them to stay in the country legally for at least 18 months. Meanwhile, pro bono partners say undocumented refugees from African and Middle Eastern countries have been waiting years for the same status.
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By Dan Roe | March 1, 2022
Three Am Law firms have joined a legal aid effort led by Hungarian lawyer Oliver Koppany and Instagram account BigLawBoiz to field urgent requests from Ukrainians seeking asylum across Europe.
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By Christine Simmons | February 25, 2022
Leaders at Ropes & Gray, Paul Weiss and Akin Gump are watching the situation and readying to help refugees and asylum seekers.
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By Jack Womack | February 21, 2022
About 250 female judges remain in Afghanistan, many of whom are attempting to flee the country.
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By Gail J. Cohen | February 17, 2022
Dozens of lawyers, judges and others who worked for the Canadian government and its allies are still in hiding or facing threats of retaliation from the Taliban, the law firms said.
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By Paul Hodkinson | February 7, 2022
In regions all across the world people are leaving international offerings to join local ones and it is not hard to spot the main reasons why.
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By Varsha Patel | February 2, 2022
The increase in UK pro bono hours closes the gap between top recording firms such as Hogan Lovells and DLA Piper.
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By Hannah Walker | December 24, 2021
The firm's Germany branch donated what it saved from its cancelled Christmas party to 11 German charities.
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By Jennigay Coetzer | November 29, 2021
The latest partner hire will enable the firm to expand its public interest and social responsibility portfolio.
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By Varsha Patel | November 19, 2021
Wednesday marked the return of the British Legal Awards in person. Here, we explain in full which firms won in each category and why the judges chose them.
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By Dan Roe | August 14, 2023
The legal activist behind the lawsuit, and Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, said he plans to continue challenging private companies' "race-based policies."
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By Mason Lawlor | August 8, 2023
An inmate who won pro se in district court against both dismissal and summary judgment motions is now victorious at the federal appellate level.
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By Andrew Maloney | August 1, 2023
For the firms on this year's A-List ranking of the most well-rounded members of the Am Law 200, one key to success is embracing change.
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By ALM Staff | August 1, 2023
The firms topping our annual A-List posted strong results in RPL, pro bono, diversity, female equity partner percentages and associate satisfaction.
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By ALM Staff | August 1, 2023
With progress in key areas, these 20 firms could climb the ranks to join next year's A-List.
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By Ross Todd | July 25, 2023
"I think there is some lesson here for the skeptical at times lawyers to just really keep it up and not give up," said Hartnett of her client Nakia Roy, who at times in his decades-long appeals represented himself pro se.
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By Ross Todd | July 20, 2023
In what our friends at The American Lawyer called a "post-pandemic reset," average hours were flat in the latest Pro Bono Scorecard, after an earlier, precipitous drop from the time when lawyers filled their pandemic-stalled dockets with pro bono work.
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By Abigail Adcox | July 18, 2023
One year post-Dobbs, many women partners and their firms are now partnering with the Abortion Defense Network in pro bono work or answering a legal hotline organized by the New York AG.
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By Everett Catts | July 14, 2023
"Organizationally, I have incredible respect for Legal Aid as the large significant nonprofit law firm it is," new Executive Director Rita Sheffey said. "It's at a critical juncture having lost the longtime executive director to retirement who is an icon and being only a year from the organization's 100th anniversary. I think that presents a lot of opportunities."
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By Anahi Figueroa-Martinez and Susan Vivian Mangold | July 14, 2023
Each year, Juvenile Law Center works with approximately 25 youth and 20 program alumni. They are paid for all their program time and advocacy work. The program is integrated into the work of Juvenile Law Center and youth advocates often lead advocacy efforts.
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