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Pro Bono
Pro bono trends, rankings and case studies.
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Simmons & Simmons Make Waves with 'Legal Personhood' Initiative for Whales
By Louis Altmann | December 6, 2024
The bill aims to grant legal 'personhood' to whales and other aquatic mammals.
1 minute read
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The Best Law Firms to Work For: The UK A-List, 2024
By Louis Altmann | December 3, 2024
Nearly 100 of the largest firms operating in the U.K. were ranked by their revenue per lawyer, pro bono commitment, racial diversity, gender diversity and associate satisfaction to create this year's A-List.
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Pro Bono Week: The View From the 3 UK Charities
By Yasmin Batliwala MBE, Rebecca Wilkie, Rebecca Wilkinson | November 7, 2024
The CEOs of the U.K.'s three main pro bono charities explain what they have been working on and what's ahead.
5 minute read
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The Best Law Firms for Pro Bono in the UK, 2024
By Louis Altmann | November 4, 2024
As the industry marks the 23rd annual Pro Bono week, Law.com International can reveal which firms performed highest for pro bono in the U.K. this year.
6 minute read
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The 2024 Pro Bono Scorecard: International Report
By ALM Staff | July 9, 2024
Dechert has knocked Jenner & Block out of the number one spot as having the highest pro bono score among its non-U.S. lawyers.
2 minute read
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Is the UK's Pro Bono Scene Underdeveloped?
By Kasvi Sehgal | June 7, 2024
The U.K.'s pro bono culture is younger than those in America and Australia, owing to various factors around culture, politics, mentality and even insurance—but is the U.K. making up ground?
6 minute read
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Mayer Brown's Pro Bono Head To Stand Against Keir Starmer in General Election
By Kasvi Sehgal | June 6, 2024
Sir Keir Starmer has been the Labour MP for the constituency since May 2015.
2 minute read
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UK Election: Hogan Lovells Goes Pro Bono to Help Improve Voter Registration
By Kasvi Sehgal | June 5, 2024
As the UK heads towards a general election on July 4, the firm is highlighting a lack of voter engagement particularly among young people.
2 minute read
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General Counsel Commit to 50% Pro Bono Target to Increase In-House Involvement
By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | April 2, 2024
GCs at FTSE 100 companies including GSK, Coca Cola, ITV, Taylor Wimpey and Goldman Sachs have signed the pledge.
3 minute read
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Young Talent: Is the Allure of Big Law Enough to Silence ESG Concerns?
By Tom Parry | January 18, 2024
Top recruiters explain how environmental and social impact is of increasing importance to talented juniors—and discuss whether the attraction of high pay and kudos is enough to overcome ESG failures.
7 minute read
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LA-Area Law Firms Offer Support as Region Reckons With Raging Wildfires
By Samson Amore | January 13, 2025
From pro bono work to emergency funds for staff, firms have been quick to offer help.
1 minute read
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Helping Low-Income City Residents Resolve Their Quiet Title Cases
By Turner N. Falk | January 13, 2025
My recent pro bono work centers on litigated quiet title cases for low-income Philadelphians, where my background and willingness to go to court have helped me secure stable housing and real estate ownership for a series of clients.
1 minute read
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Public Interest Calendar of Events
By ALM Staff | January 13, 2025
In this month's calendar, catch up on a couple of important CLEs.
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Appreciating the Important Work the Middlesex County Civil Bar Panel Does
By Paul R. Garelick | January 2, 2025
The Middlesex County Civil Bar Panel (bar panel) is a program under which attorneys and parties in civil cases headed for trial can meet with fellow attorneys who, as volunteers, serve as co-panelists for what is effectively a settlement conference. In recent years, the bar panel has successfully resolved hundreds of cases. Other counties in New Jersey could benefit from establishing similar programs to provide another opportunity for parties to settle their cases and to foster collegiality among members of their local civil litigation bar and their bench.
1 minute read
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Will 2025 Bring a Change to Lawyers' Mandatory Pro Bono Duties Under 'Madden'?
By Charles Toutant | December 27, 2024
A bill requiring New Jersey's Office of the Public Defender to represent people charged with contempt for violating domestic violence restraining orders would also end the long-standing arrangement where attorneys in private practice are assigned to those cases randomly and must provide representation free of charge.
1 minute read
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Starting a Pro Bono Program: A Blueprint for Law Firms
By Jenelle E. La Chuisa | December 11, 2024
For law firms like mine, pro bono work not only serves to help bridge the gap between the need and availability of legal aid services but also offers invaluable benefits. By establishing or enhancing pro bono programs, firms can make a meaningful difference in their communities while enriching their attorneys’ professional lives.
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Lawyers Can Live Worthy of the Calling They Have Received and The Gifts With Which They Have Been Blessed
By Aaron Wagner | December 4, 2024
Without any place to turn for confidential and competent support and guidance, the journey can be too much. In fact, it is downright defeating and another trauma by itself.
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State Bar of Georgia Presents Access to Justice Pro Bono Awards
By Eden Landow | November 27, 2024
Six awards were presented Thursday during a reception in downtown Atlanta.
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Ignore the Decline in US Rule of Law at Your Peril
By E. Leigh Dance | November 27, 2024
Can you comfortably fathom the reality that the country where you practice law is ranked 107th for access to affordable civil justice and 99th for the fundamental right of equal treatment and absence of discrimination?
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Criminalization of Homelessness Is Not the Solution
By Nancy Rimmer | November 18, 2024
This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Grants Pass v. Johnson, which upheld laws in the city of Grants Pass, Oregon, that prohibit people from sleeping outside on public property even when there are no available shelter beds. This disappointing and harmful decision allows cities to enforce civil and criminal penalties against individuals who have no choice but to sleep outside, despite the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
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