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The Legal Intelligencer

The Power of Pro Bono: Why Junior Lawyers Should Embrace This Work Early and Often

More junior lawyers should embrace the nearly endless opportunities to engage in pro bono work, as they would benefit not only from providing legal counsel to those who desperately need it, but also by gaining valuable legal experience (often in a new area of the law) and expanding their professional networks.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

Everlaw Offers Free Gen AI Access Through 'Everlaw for Good' Program

The program provides unlimited access for eligible 501(c)(3) organizations to the Everlaw platform, including, now, its generative AI beta program Everlaw AI Assistant, free of charge up to "a monthly cap" with discounted rates for larger matters.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Paul Weiss Funds New Litigation Center to Combat Hate-Driven Violence

The new center, designed to bring impact litigation to combat hate-driven violence, is looking to leverage the firm's litigation power while partnering with civil rights groups.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Freshfields Partner, NFL Players Union Attorney Named Legal Aid's Servants of Justice

The awards dinner, held at Cipriani 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, attracted about 600 attendees.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Public Interest Calendar of Events

An awards night, 5KWalk/Run and more are on the agenda for May and June.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Trauma-Informed Lawyering: It's Not Just for Criminal Law or Public Interest Lawyers

My trauma-informed lawyering skills enabled me to avoid exacerbating our client's trauma, give her a voice in her case, and practice with empathy and honesty that strengthened the attorney-client relationship and case trajectory.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

MMMPact Holds 10th Cheers Event to Conclude Yearlong Partnership With OurHouse

"Having served on the OurHouse board for over five years, it has been incredibly gratifying to put the weight of Morris, Manning & Martin's resources behind such an important and meaningful cause," one partner said.
2 minute read

Law.com

Susman Godfrey, McGuireWoods Lawyers Clash Over IDEA System in Virginia Before 4th Circuit

"It's only after a year and a half of investigation, more than $1 million in attorney time, it took to develop and find the information that's pled in our complaint, and to bring this case before this court," Susman Godfrey partner William Merrill told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Roaring for Justice Raises Over $335K for Georgia Appleseed

The annual event raises funds to help Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, which works to help keep children in school, in healthy homes and out of the justice system.
1 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Working on the Issues That Matter Most': ACLU Attorney Alexander Shalom to Lead Lowenstein Center for the Public Interest

"I anticipate that the coming years will present novel challenges to lawyers in the public-interest space," Alexander Shalom said. "It is exciting to me that I will have the opportunity to deploy the firm's resources—380 lawyers in five offices—to try to address some of the monumental challenges."
6 minute read

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