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Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Week of Sept. 23, 2019

Houston-based Bracewell LLP announced that Todd W. Eckland has joined the firm's New York office as a partner in the corporate and securities group.
7 minute read

The Recorder

California's Indigent Are Not Finding Legal Help, Bar Study Says

California bar officials expect the report's findings and recommendations to bolster the work of its Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Legal Services.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Weil Donates $1.5M From Pro Bono Win to Benefit Mexican-Americans

"It's not just about writing checks or taking on matters," executive partner Barry Wolf said of the firm's approach to pro bono.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Public Interest Calendar of Events

Awards ceremonies, fall celebrations, informative CLEs and pro bono week top the list of events for late September and October.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How Pa. Lawmakers Rely on Big Tobacco's Playbook to Suppress Rights

Pennsylvania lawmakers are using a playbook written by Big Tobacco and boosted by the NRA in order to block worker protections in the commonwealth.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Call for Action To Increase the Provision of Legal Services for Unrepresented Civil Litigants in Our Federal Courts

Unfortunately, most federal courts around the country have not yet truly begun to address the needs of unrepresented civil litigants, and instead, rely on their clerks' offices to provide first-line resources to those parties. But as court employees and non-lawyers, clerks cannot give legal advice.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pardons: An Essential, Moral Response to Mass Incarceration

It's impossible these days not to be thinking about implicit (and explicit) bias and the wide discretion exercised by all actors at all levels in our criminal justice system.
7 minute read

International Edition

Magic Circle, U.S. Firms Among Companies Ranked Top for Pro Bono & Charity Efforts

Firms took ten spots in GivX's top 25 rankings for the most charitable large corporations in the U.K.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Inside Wilson Sonsini's Pro Bono SCOTUS Work for Delaware Governor

A new petition marked the latest example of a Big Law firm going to bat for free for a government client. Wilson Sonsini recently announced a new national U.S. Supreme Court and appellate practice.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Court of Appeals Judge Joins Appleseed Board

"We seek a Georgia where the voices of poor people, children and marginalized people are heard and where injustices that no one should endure are resolved," Georgia Appleseed said.
2 minute read

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