Day: July 31, 2018

Although some in-house lawyers gravitate toward discrete, time-limited pro bono opportunities, there are long-term engagements that in-house counsel have engaged in with great success.  Immigration is one area, for instance, in which in-house attorneys have effectively provided longer term pro bono services.   Attorneys at Freddie Mac**have been working on immigration cases as part of their pro bono program for three and a half years. Freddie Mac exemplifies a legal department that has successfully sustained its long-term representation of immigrant detainees.  With the current climate of heightened interest in immigration issues, and the critical need for lawyers to assist detained families, we