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Pro bono trends, rankings and case studies.
By Patrick Smith | August 30, 2021
After losing his 20-year old son to a rare cancer, DLA Piper partner Alec Fraser is raising money for the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center by biking over 4,500 miles across the country.
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By Anne Bagamery | August 30, 2021
Those efforts, say lawyers involved, revolve around the things that law firms are set up to do efficiently and on a large scale: research, information-gathering and dissemination, and networking among themselves and with experts in the field.
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By Jason Grant | August 25, 2021
About 250 female judges inside Afghanistan, some of whom have previously tried and sentenced Taliban members, are believed to be at particularly grave risk, the bar groups said. In January, even before U.S. military forces withdrew from Afghanistan, two female judges were assassinated in Kabul.
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By Allison Laubach, Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation | August 23, 2021
Supporting social entrepreneurs allows attorneys to contribute to the firm's wider ESG efforts.
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By Anne Bagamery | Hannah Roberts | August 18, 2021
Pro bono heads plan to meet to discuss a possible joint response to Afghan refugee relief efforts.
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By Christopher Niesche | July 1, 2021
Chris Owen joins from Simmons & Simmons in London.
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By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | June 28, 2021
Internationally, the number of hours spent on pro bono work was up significantly, as it was in the U.S. The pandemic, the death of George Floyd and a contentious U.S. election created an unprecedented need for pro bono assistance in 2020.
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By ALM Staff | June 28, 2021
Dechert had the highest pro bono score among its non-U.S. lawyers.
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By Meganne Tillay | April 22, 2021
The scheme aims to compensate those affected by the Windrush scandal.
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By Vincent Chow | April 19, 2021
Global firms such as Mayer Brown and DLA Piper have provided much-needed pro bono legal assistance to legal aid applicants, foreign domestic workers, and non-profit organizations struggling with governance issues.
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By Mason Lawlor | June 30, 2023
"My experience is that lawyers often have the best qualifications and skillsets," said Rachel Jamison, director of Safe Passage 4 Ukraine. "We're trained to do a very difficult thing, which is to put aside emotion; to work in a client's best interests, and to put mission first."
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By Roberta Kaplan and Brandon Trice | June 27, 2023
Given the current environment, we cannot turn a blind eye to the disturbing uptick in anti-LGBTQ legislation and rhetoric spreading across the country right now.
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By Ross Todd | June 27, 2023
Over a six-week span in May and June, Halpern argued appeals in the Second, Fifth and Seventh Circuits as well as New York's Appellate Division, Second Department.
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By Roberta Kaplan and Brandon Trice | June 26, 2023
Given the current environment, we cannot turn a blind eye to the disturbing uptick in anti-LGBTQ legislation and rhetoric spreading across the country right now.
7 minute read
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | June 23, 2023
Shook, Hardy & Bacon hired a former civil rights division prosecutor in Houston to lead a pro bono practice focused on civil rights and racial justice litigation.
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By The Legal Intelligencer | June 16, 2023
On June 13 at 5:30 p.m., join HIAS Pennsylvania for a new volunteer information session. Learn more and register here: https://hiaspa.org/event/new-volunteer-information-session-june-2023/. …
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By Everett Catts | June 6, 2023
"I've been working in this area for about 20 years, and as I've been doing the work, I've always seen lawyers extremely committed to helping domestic violence survivors and understanding the role the legal system plays in keeping people safe," said event co-chair and attorney Allegra Lawrence-Hardy.
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By Anne Bagamery | May 31, 2023
The United Nations Human Rights Committee found that Spain violated Carles Puigdemont's rights by removing him from his regional parliamentary seat over his role in Catalonia's 2017 independence referendum.
3 minute read
By Aleeza Furman | May 30, 2023
"It's hard to get it right when it comes to people and what they need," said Frank Cervone, executive director of the Support Center for Child Advocates. "We never get it entirely right; we never get it done."
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By Allison Dunn | May 19, 2023
"Working with Tamara for the past three years has been an experience like no other and is truly an honor," Intake Specialist Tamesha Cook wrote. "She is a logical and analytical thinker who asserts confidence and empathy. ... I believe her dedication for justice is unshakable and makes her the perfect candidate for this award."
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