Credit: Elnur/Adobe Stock 'Still Some Work to Do': Pro Bono Hours Creeping Toward Pre-Pandemic Levels
According to the 2024 Am Law Pro Bono Scorecard, almost half of U.S. lawyers at 120 firms devoted at least 20 hours to pro bono in 2023.
July 09, 2024 at 10:03 AM
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What You Need to Know
- According to The American Lawyer's 2024 Pro Bono Scorecard, pro bono hours from a total of 120 firms totaled 5.15 million hours in 2023, up 2.8 % from 2022.
- Non-U.S. hours at 66 firms were up 15% in 2023, compared with 2022.
- Despite the small growth in total U.S. hours, the industry still hasn't returned to overall levels set before the pandemic.
Total pro bono hours grew overall at Am Law 200 firms in 2023, but activity in the legal industry still has not returned to the level achieved in 2019 before the pandemic.
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