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Daily Business Review

Starting a Pro Bono Program: A Blueprint for Law Firms

For law firms like mine, pro bono work not only serves to help bridge the gap between the need and availability of legal aid services but also offers invaluable benefits. By establishing or enhancing pro bono programs, firms can make a meaningful difference in their communities while enriching their attorneys’ professional lives.
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International Edition

Simmons & Simmons Make Waves with 'Legal Personhood' Initiative for Whales

The bill aims to grant legal 'personhood' to whales and other aquatic mammals.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers Can Live Worthy of the Calling They Have Received and The Gifts With Which They Have Been Blessed

Without any place to turn for confidential and competent support and guidance, the journey can be too much. In fact, it is downright defeating and another trauma by itself.
6 minute read

International Edition

The Best Law Firms to Work For: The UK A-List, 2024

Nearly 100 of the largest firms operating in the U.K. were ranked by their revenue per lawyer, pro bono commitment, racial diversity, gender diversity and associate satisfaction to create this year's A-List.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

State Bar of Georgia Presents Access to Justice Pro Bono Awards

Six awards were presented Thursday during a reception in downtown Atlanta.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ignore the Decline in US Rule of Law at Your Peril

Can you comfortably fathom the reality that the country where you practice law is ranked 107th for access to affordable civil justice and 99th for the fundamental right of equal treatment and absence of discrimination?
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Criminalization of Homelessness Is Not the Solution

This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Grants Pass v. Johnson, which upheld laws in the city of Grants Pass, Oregon, that prohibit people from sleeping outside on public property even when there are no available shelter beds. This disappointing and harmful decision allows cities to enforce civil and criminal penalties against individuals who have no choice but to sleep outside, despite the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Giving Back to My Community as a PVLA Volunteer

During my 3L year, I volunteered as a legal service coordinator with Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers For the Arts (PVLA). I would watch potential clients who were initially distraught or nervous about their legal woes at the beginning of the intake process leave with smiles and reassurance after speaking with or being represented by a volunteer attorney. I knew that once I became a licensed attorney, I would become a volunteer attorney for PVLA.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Public Interest Calendar of Events

In this month's calendar, check out a few CLEs, an annual reception, anniversary party and meeting.
1 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Plaintiff Lawyers Seek to Reinstate Judge Found to Show Bias

"Vacating the entire contempt order conflicts with precedent of this court, the (U.S.) Supreme Court, and other circuits," the plaintiffs' petition asserts.
4 minute read

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