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The Week in Data July 12: A Look at Legal Industry Trends

Catch up on this week's data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including law firm's pro bono scores and what a quarter century of Am Law 200 data shows about the correlation between law firm growth and profitability.
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The American Lawyer

The Work That Matters: Highlights From the Year in Big Law Pro Bono

From Title IX to veterans' rights, these 15 wide-ranging matters show the difference pro bono representation can make.
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The American Lawyer

What Attracts Big Law to Immigration Pro Bono Work?

A substantial number of the nearly 120 firms that responded cited immigration cases, with a notable number being asylum cases involving Afghan refugees.
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The American Lawyer

'Still Some Work to Do': Pro Bono Hours Creeping Toward Pre-Pandemic Levels

According to the 2024 Am Law Pro Bono Scorecard, almost half of U.S. lawyers at 120 firms devoted at least 20 hours to pro bono in 2023.
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The American Lawyer

The 2024 Pro Bono Scorecard: Average Hours and Breadth of Commitment

Covington leads in average hours, while Morgan Lewis has the most committed attorneys, based on the firm's percentage of lawyers who contributed at least 20 hours of pro bono last year.
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The American Lawyer

The 2024 Pro Bono Scorecard: International Report

Dechert has knocked Jenner & Block out of the number one spot as having the highest pro bono score among its non-U.S. lawyers.
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The American Lawyer

The 2024 Pro Bono Scorecard: National Report

Jenner & Block knocked Covington & Burling out of their top spot in this year's Pro Bono Scorecard.
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National Law Journal

Black Lives Matter DC Plaintiffs Suffer Legal Setback in Trump-Era 'Unlawful Attack' Complaint

"The district court's decision rejecting our effort to hold federal officials accountable under D.C. law for the unprovoked, violent dispersal of racial justice protestors at Lafayette Square on June 1, 2020, is deeply disappointing," said Arthur Spitzer, senior counsel of the ACLU-DC.
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Daily Business Review

Pro Bono: Potential Rainmaker or Nemesis to Billable Hours?

"The client, for the first time throughout the whole meeting, leaned forward and said 'Tell me more,'" said one attorney experienced with pro bono growing her business.
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Daily Business Review

Hard-Fought $20M Ending: 'Nobody Accomplished What Troy Rafferty Accomplished'

When litigating for compensation proved futile, one South Florida attorney found another avenue to secure $20 million for survivors.
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