Pro Bono Institute President, Esther Lardent, Selected as Ashoka Senior Fellow

Esther Lardent, the President and CEO of the Pro Bono Institute, has been selected as a Senior Fellow by Ashoka. Founded in 1980, Ashoka is a worldwide association of social entrepreneurs – people with a vision to provide systemic responses to pressing social issues. Over the past twenty-seven years, Ashoka has selected over 1,800 leading social entrepreneurs to be Ashoka Fellows. Being selected as an Ashoka Fellow provides the opportunity to network with others who are developing unique and systemic programs for change as well as professional support. The rigorous selection process requires Fellows to possess: a big new idea, creativity, entrepreneurial quality, social impact of the idea, and ethical fiber. The "big new idea" is a sine qua non, a requirement "without which" the Fellow cannot be selected. Click here to read more details on this recognition of Esther Lardent's groundbreaking work.

2008 ACC Chapter Competiton

From March 3, 2008 - September 15, 2008, CPBO will sponsor the Corporate Pro Bono Challenge Competition. Open to all ACC Chapters, this Competition is designed to promote pro bono culture within legal departments, by encouraging Chief Legal Officers to sign the Corporate Pro Bono Challenge. The winner of the Competition, the Chapter able to recruit the most Corporate Pro Bono Challenge Signatories, will be announced at the 2008 ACC Annual Meeting in Seattle. Click here for more details.

Pro Bono Institute Initiates Nationwide Effort to Launch Innovative Pro Bono Models for Transitioning and Retired Lawyers. Click here for a copy of the press release containing further details.

Legal Department of the Bank of America Corporation Receives National Pro Bono Award. Click here for a copy of the press release containing further details.

Pro Bono Institute Welcomes Mytrang Nguyen as Chief Operating Officer. Click here for a copy of the press release containing further details.

Corporate Pro Bono (CPBO), a joint project of the Association of Corporate Counsel and the Pro Bono Institute, partners with Ohio public interest organizations, law firms, and Nationwide Insurance to conduct first "Clinic in a Box^SM" in the State of Ohio.. Click here for a copy of the press release containing further details.