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The American Lawyer

Simpson Thacher Pro Bono Software, Born of COVID, Fosters New Opportunities for Collaboration

The software, which the firm worked on during the pandemic to help lawyers continue to do pro bono work, allows for easy collaboration without in-person meetings.
3 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Chair of Pro Bono: 'Pro Bono Gives Us Additional Ways to Connect With Our Clients,' Says Sara Richman of Troutman Pepper

"Be open to the opportunities that come your way."
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

'Go Out of Your Way to Look for Veterans': Increasing Recruitment and Breaking Barriers in Big Law

"There's an extraordinary amount of effort being done to bring diversity to Big Law, and I think veterans need to be part of that discussion," said Brent Caslin, a U.S. Army veteran and partner at Jenner & Block.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

As Veterans Day Arrives, Ga. Legal Clinics Continue to Help Military Members

"We all have our different ways of giving back. Some can provide legal services. Some can provide food assistance. Whatever you have that you can use to serve veterans, you should do that, and particularly on Veterans Day," said Carlissa Carson, senior staff attorney at the Volunteer Clinic for Veterans at Emory University School of Law.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Boies Schiller's Good Deed: Litigators Spent Decades Working Pro Bono for 1 Cause

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Judge Adalberto Jordan, sitting by designation, determined that the amended settlement agreement was in the interest of the class, and did not require additional notice to approve it.
4 minute read

International Edition

Law Firms in UK Flock to Provide Pro Bono Support to Refugees

Law firms focused much of their pro bono efforts on the consequences of the humanitarian crises taking place in both Afghanistan and Ukraine.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

3rd Circuit Rejects Per Se Rule That Would Punish Attorneys 'For Not Being Clairvoyant'

"That is not a skill we require of defense counsel generally, let alone court-appointed counsel, who, as here, have heeded the court's call to public service and devoted their time and effort to the representation of indigent defendants," Judge Cheryl Ann Krause said.
5 minute read

International Edition

The Best Law Firms for Pro Bono in the UK, 2022

The firms were measured on the total number of pro bono hours undertaken, as well as the average number of hours devoted by each of their lawyers who took part in pro bono work.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ahead of Midterms, Big Law Attorneys Seek to Ensure Mail-In Ballots Are Tallied

Dechert and the ACLU secured a ruling Monday extending the deadline for 1,000 Georgia voters who'd yet to receive absentee ballots. In Pennsylvania, Dentons and Greenberg Traurig are representing Democrats looking to have undated mail-in ballots counted.
3 minute read

International Edition

Pro Bono Work Dipped at Largest Law Firms in UK Amid Transactional Boom

Ahead of pro bono week next week, Law.com International spoke to over 40 top law firms in London about their pro bono efforts.
3 minute read

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