Date of Publication: 2011
Through its research and consultative services, the Law Firm Pro Bono Project has amassed a wealth of information regarding pro bono committees. If your firm has decided to form a pro bono committee or if you are looking for new ways to reinvigorate an established committee, consider these options and best practices for committee structure, membership, size, mandate, and resources discussed in this publication.
Member Price: Free
Date of Publication: 2009
Including nonlawyers in pro bono can significantly expand your firm’s efforts and contribute to creating an active, meaningful, and self-sustaining pro bono program. This publication provides a plan for successfully involving nonlawyers; explores the benefits associated with engaging nonlawyers; and identifies certain issues to consider in order to successfully include nonlawyers in your firm’s pro bono efforts.
Member Price: Free
Date of Publication: 2010
Now may be the right time for your firm to implement cost-conscious best practices to ensure that you can continue to make valuable pro bono contributions in a sustainable and efficient manner. This publication outlines several avenues of potential cost-savings and issues to consider when evaluating possible new pro bono engagements and assessing existing programs.
Member Price: Free
Date of Publication: 2009
A number of law firms have successfully improved their pro bono performance in a relatively brief period of time by using simple techniques, such as boosting the number of firm lawyers participating in pro bono, diversifying the pro bono docket, and creating more visibility both inside and outside the firm for its pro bono efforts. For those firms that have had a disappointing year, with pro bono time lagging behind past years or falling short of your firm’s goals, we offer a few tips that might help you reinvigorate your pro bono program and increase pro bono hours.
Member Price: Free
Date of Publication: 2012
This handout provides best practices and practical tips for achieving significant partner involvement in pro bono and overcoming obstacles to partner participation.
Member Price: Free
Date of Publication: 2009
Although this publication was originally created as a guide to assist law firms with respect to deferred associates and RIF’d lawyers, the best practices and tips offered have wider applicability to rotation/fellowship programs and other current issues.
Member Price: Free
Date of Publication: 2014
This infographic summarizes information obtained from Law Firm Pro Bono Project Member Firms and Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge® Signatories about how they incentivize their partners to do pro bono work.
Member Price: Free
Date of Publication: 2002
This self-assessment tool was developed to help law firms assess the strengths and weaknesses of their pro bono programs. The guide is particularly helpful when engaged in goal-setting and long-range or strategic planning.
Member Price: Free
Date of Publication: 2014
This toolkit is designed to help law firm pro bono programs prepare for the sudden or planned departure of pro bono leaders. The publication offers sample strategies, models, timelines, and checklists for different departure scenarios and provides customizable job descriptions and competencies to assist firms with pro bono leadership transitions. Having a plan will help ensure the strength and permanence of your program.
Member Price: Free
Date of Publication: 2014
This checklist is designed for law firms undergoing merger-related transitions. It provides a brief summary of issues and ideas to get firms started as their pro bono program moves forward.
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