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Clifford Chance places value on pro bono efforts of £17m a year

Clifford Chance (CC) has estimated the value of its pro bono activities last year at £17m - breaking convention among City firms by defining the value of its non-profit efforts. The figure is contained in CC's 2010 Corporate Responsibility Report, which estimates the value based on 57,071 hours invested by its lawyers in community and pro bono efforts. The firm's non-legal staff committed a further 2,274 community hours while the Clifford Chance Foundation paid out £2.4m in charitable donations.
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CC partners with client Citi for pro bono microfinance launch

Clifford Chance (CC) has launched a dedicated group to bolster its global microfinance activities, which are focused on providing loans to develop businesses in poor regions of the world. The group consists of around 100 lawyers based throughout 20 offices and comes as part of a project launched in the firm's London base.
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CC litigation partner made chairman at pro bono organisation

Clifford Chance (CC) litigation partner Roger Leese has been named chairman of pro bono organisation Advocates for International Development (A4ID). A4ID acts as a broker between law firms and developing countries that require legal assistance, to aid their international development, trade programmes and debt situation.
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Pro bono panel spots up for grabs for London 2012

The Bar Council and the Law Society are set to draw up a pro bono panel of law firms to offer legal services at the 2012 Olympic Games. The tender process will kick off in January 2011, when the two representative bodies will issue open invitations to pitch. Bar Council chairman Nicholas Green QC said: "There will be no restrictions on who can apply, but we will be looking for firms, sets of chambers and individuals with experience in sports law and issues such as doping."
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A&O targets global pro bono growth with Reed Smith hire

Allen & Overy (A&O) has recruited the founder of Advocates for International Development (A4ID), Chris Marshall, as the head of its pro bono and community affairs department. Marshall will join the magic circle firm in the New Year after spending six years at Reed Smith, where he was pro bono and community manager for the firm's Europe, Middle East and Africa offices.
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Pro bono with a point - assistants should help find the rough diamonds aspiring to law

Last week's report on the professions by Alan Milburn, which criticised the legal profession for failing to deliver on social mobility, has generated plenty of debate. But when it comes down to it, the main barrier preventing candidates from poorer backgrounds from getting into a career in law is firms' requirement that recruits obtain a minimum A-level score (usually 320 UCAS points, or ABB).
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ITV looks to panel firms for training and pro bono ideas

ITV is calling on its legal panel firms to supply a range of new training and pro bono initiatives. The broadcaster is launching its ITV legal excellence and responsibility programme next month, which will see it team up with panel firms for a series of training initiatives, including secondments.
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