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Mayer Brown and DLA amend bonus criteria for Asia associates

Mayer Brown and DLA Piper have amended their associate bonus schemes in Asia to help boost job satisfaction among their junior ranks. DLA has reduced the amount of billable hours required to earn extra cash, down from 1,650 hours per year to 1,550.
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CC picks five NGOs for client-level pro bono backing

Clifford Chance (CC) has selected five charities to which it will provide client-style support and financial assistance, in a new initiative which coincides with National Pro Bono Week 2012. The firm has identified five non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with which it will operate as if they were fee-paying clients, with each assigned at least one dedicated relationship partner.
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Ashurst joins top firms in hiking pro bono incentives

Ashurst has overhauled its pro bono scheme so hours count as utilised time, as a host of firms step up their effort to increase lawyer involvement in charitable activities ahead of next week's National Pro Bono Week.
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CC cites high work levels as firm reports 9% dip in pro bono hours

Clifford Chance (CC) has reported a 9% drop in the number of pro bono hours carried out by its lawyers during 2011-12, with the firm placing a value of £17m on the time invested over the financial year. According to the firm's annual corporate responsibility report, CC's lawyers around the world invested 50,324 hours in pro bono and community work during 2011-12, down 8.5% on the 2010-11 figure of 55,021.
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Sporting legacy - will Freshfields' Olympic role yield long-term benefits?

Suzanna Ring asks whether the firm won more than branded taxis and lollipops from its £10m sponsorship
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Olswang ups pro bono hours by 6% as value soars to £1.3m

Olswang has more than doubled the value of pro bono advice handed out by its lawyers in 2011-12 compared with the previous year to more than £1m. The firm's corporate social responsibility (CSR) report shows the UK top 30 firm carried out £1.3m of pro bono legal advice during the last financial year, compared with £518,692 during 2010-11.
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Hogan Lovells CSR report shows pro bono hours fell 15% last year

Hogan Lovells' staff carried out 15% fewer pro bono hours in 2011 than the previous calendar year, according to the firm's most recent Citizenship Report, an annual briefing detailing corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The report shows that during 2011, the firm, which employed 5,069 full-time equivalent staff in 2011, recorded a total of 104,047 pro bono hours across 40 of its 43 offices wordwide, compared with 122,935 hours across the same amount of offices in 2010.
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Pro bono panellists tackle Olympic disputes as legal contests kick off

Firms and chambers including Charles Russell, Farrer & Co and 4 New Square have taken roles on a trio of Olympic disputes after last year winning spots on a pro bono panel to provide legal advice during the Games. The London 2012 Pro Bono Service, which was set up to provide free legal advice to Olympic participants, comprises a line-up of nine law firms, chambers and advocates, with the first three cases handled by the panel covering selection and doping disputes.
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International Edition

South African lawyers express concern over Government proposals to cap fees

South African lawyers could face their legal fees being capped under controversial new Government proposals designed to improve access to legal services in the country and make the profession more representative.
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International Edition

Change in the air - the lawyers helping poorer countries to plug into the UN

A band of lawyers are putting their heads together to help the world's least developed countries understand the impact of UN talks. Sofia Lind reports,,,
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