New York's new rule requiring 50 hours of pro bono service prior to admission to the bar threatens to displace small firm and solo practitioners out of even more areas previously handled by lawyers, albeit for smaller fees.
For example, a prominent New York firm is aiming to send junior associates out to Long Island and the other boroughs to handle child support collection cases to satisfy its pro bono mandates.
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