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Counting the hours: which law firms are most committed to pro bono?

The world's largest law firms spent millions of hours on pro bono in 2016, increasing the amount of time they spent for indigent clients around the globe
14 minute read

The American Lawyer

Q&A: With Legal Services in Trump's Crosshairs, Its President Speaks Out

James Sandman, president of Legal Services Corp., talks with The American Lawyer about how legal aid benefits the justice system, law firms and more than a million low-income clients.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

For Global Pro Bono, Firms Need a Local Guide

When law firms tackle pro bono projects abroad, collaboration with allies on the ground is crucial.
15 minute read

The American Lawyer

When Pro Bono Leads to Conflicts

Some pro bono matters come with too many strings attached.
13 minute read

The American Lawyer

Law Firms That Police the Police

As calls for more accountability in law enforcement have grown, law firms pro bono efforts have stepped up.
25 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Law's Pro Bono Hours Tick Upward

The results of our 2017 Pro Bono Survey show a slow but steady increase in pro bono commitment. But the need for pro bono is likely to grow even faster.
89 minute read

The American Lawyer

Must Law Firms' Good Deeds Be Done for Free?

A consultant argues for a new way to measure how lawyers' social impact work benefits the community.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Richest Law Firms Do More Pro Bono

Our pro bono data shows that, when it comes to pro bono hours worked, the top quartile of Am Law 200 firms are outperforming the three quartiles that follow them.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Federal Bar Council Awards Pro Bono Work

The Federal Bar Council presented its Thurgood Marshall Awards for exceptional pro bono service during its summer kickoff reception Thursday at Battery Gardens in Manhattan.
1 minute read

Daily Report Online

Steve Bright Wins Daily Report's Attorney of the Year Award

Stephen Bright, "the brave heart" of Atlanta's Southern Center for Human Rights, won the Attorney of the Year Award at the Daily Report's annual Professional Excellence awards dinner for his 40-year fight for the lives of indigent clients facing the death penalty.
14 minute read

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