Big Law Opens Wallets to Move the Needle on Racial Justice
Despite a $5 million commitment from Kirkland & Ellis, law firms are no match for corporate America when it comes to pledging dollars. But firms' pro bono capabilities can amplify their impact.
June 08, 2020 at 05:27 PM
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Like their cousins in corporate America, many of the biggest law firms in the country have responded to the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police—and the subsequent tidal wave of protests nationwide—with significant financial commitments to organizations like the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the Equal Justice Initiative and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law.
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