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National Law Journal

AG Garland Calls on Law Firms in Anti-Racism Alliance to Prevent Mass Evictions

In his call for lawyers to help people in danger of losing homes, Garland is calling on a group with many Big Law members.
3 minute read

International Edition

Afghan Pro-Bono Efforts Ramp Up at Law Firms

Those efforts, say lawyers involved, revolve around the things that law firms are set up to do efficiently and on a large scale: research, information-gathering and dissemination, and networking among themselves and with experts in the field.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

'Far From Isolated': Former and Current Judiciary Staff Describe Discrimination, Harassment They Faced

"When somebody violates the rules, instead of holding them accountable, the judiciary makes sure nobody comes in and tells them what to do," one former staffer in the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts said.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Emergency Humanitarian Effort Underway to Help Afghans With Connecticut Ties

Immigration attorney Dana Bucin is working to evacuate 51 Afghan residents to the United States, amid an Aug. 31 deadline.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Lawyers Can Save Lives': As Afghanistan Reels, Attorneys Look to Help With Pro Bono Services

American citizens and Afghans who supported U.S. efforts during the decades-long war are trapped inside the country and facing potentially fatal repercussions, a Philadelphia lawyer explained.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Honigman Lawyer Launches Fundraising Effort to Evacuate Clinic Workers Trapped in Afghanistan

Mario Talerico is trying to help evacuate former workers of a medical clinic who are currently in hiding in Kabul, after their clinic was raided by the Taliban.
3 minute read

International Edition

Could Pro Bono be the Golden Ticket to Fulfilling ESG Goals?

Supporting social entrepreneurs allows attorneys to contribute to the firm's wider ESG efforts.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge, Litigators Say Demanding Change of Cuba's Communist Government is Personal

"The truth is the pen can be mightier than the sword, but only when there is paper to write on," said A. Dax Bello, the president of CABA. "We need to get them that paper."
5 minute read

International Edition

Major International Firms Mull Joint Pro Bono Response for Afghan Refugees

Pro bono heads plan to meet to discuss a possible joint response to Afghan refugee relief efforts.
2 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Pro Bono Practice Group Chairman: 'The Benefits of Having a Strong Pro Bono Program Led by a Full-Time Partner Became Clear,' Says Dan Brown of Sheppard Mullin

"My path to pro bono partner began after another partner pointed out what I knew: that Sheppard Mullin is a firm that will support you if you have a good idea, and as my mother always says, 'It never hurts to ask.'"
5 minute read

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