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New Jersey Law Journal

Pro Bono Service Should be Mandatory

The court should mandate 50 hours of pro bono legal work a year. That is hardly too much to ask of the bar.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Tackling the Overdose Epidemic Through Treatment in Jails, Prisons

Despite the availability of successful treatments, jails and prisons are far behind in doing what they can to combat the overdose epidemic.
6 minute read

International Edition

Greenberg Traurig Helps Afghan Women's Flag Football Team Secure Asylum in Mexico

The asylum protection covers the women as well as their families and coach, with Mexico taking in 70 individuals in all.
3 minute read

International Edition

Greenberg Traurig Helps Afghan Women's Flag Football Team Secure Asylum in Mexico

The asylum protection covers the women as well as their families and coach, with Mexico taking in 70 individuals in all.
3 minute read

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

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