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Ashurst hires global pro bono practice leader from Reed Smith

It is the first time the firm has brought in a global pro bono head who will draft a new strategy for the practice
7 minute read

International Edition

Ashurst hires global pro bono practice leader from Reed Smith

It is the first time the firm has brought in a global pro bono head who will draft a new strategy for the practice
2 minute read

International Edition

CSR Award: Bowman Gilfillan

Finalists: AFGRI • Clifford Chance • Gabinete Legal de Mocambique/PLMJ • Hogan Lovells • Miranda Correia Amendoeira/Solege • Webber Wentzel • Werksmans
2 minute read

International Edition

Stepping in – a group of leading firms explain the thinking behind their new pro bono initiative

National Pro Bono Week, which kicks off on 3 November, provides solicitors with an annual reminder of the potential impact of the legal profession outside of normal fee-earning.
7 minute read

International Edition

Ashurst loses global pro bono head to Gilbert + Tobin

Ashurst has begun the hunt for a new global pro bono head following the departure of Anne Cregan for Gilbert + Tobin. Cregan, considered a pro bono heavyweight, has joined the Australian firm as a special counsel. She took on the global role at Ashurst last year following the merger of the UK-headquartered firm and Blake Dawson.
3 minute read

International Edition

A call to alms: international firms are uniquely placed to lead major pro bono projects

Earlier this month I returned from Bangladesh, where I visited the UNICEF-funded child justice projects DLA Piper is supporting to help protect some of the country's most vulnerable children.
3 minute read

International Edition

Arnold & Porter, Dechert and Debevoise come out on top in pro bono survey

Arnold & Porter, Dechert and Debevoise & Plimpton have topped a survey of law firms that have recorded the highest number of hours spent on pro bono work.
3 minute read

International Edition

Managing type 1 diabetes and life as a magic circle partner

Slaughter and May partner James Cripps recently retired after over 35 years at the firm. Together with his former boss, Jonathan Haw, and their wives, Margaret and Hélène, they helped to establish the type 1 diabetes charity JDRF in the UK. In this article, Cripps recounts how he learned to balance the demands of his condition with the demands of his legal career
1 minute read

International Edition

CC's pro bono hours up 10% as firm looks to increase lawyer involvement

Clifford Chance (CC) has increased the number of hours its lawyers spend on pro bono work by 10% in 2012-13. The magic circle firm's annual corporate responsibility report values the time invested in pro bono work at £19.2m. Lawyers at the firm spent a total of 55,348 hours on pro bono matters during 2012-13, up from 50,324 hours in the previous year.
2 minute read

International Edition

CC adds seven more charities to client-level pro bono scheme

Clifford Chance (CC) has selected seven more charities to provide client-level pro bono support to, three of which will receive a total of £255,000 from the firm over the next three years. The non-governmental organisations (NGOs) joining the initiative are international development charity A4ID, affordable housing NGO Habitat for Humanity, non-profit writers' association PEN International, African Prisons Project, Anti-Slavery International, Institute for Human Rights and Business (IRHB), and Save the Children.
2 minute read

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