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Category: Corporate Pro Bono

Involving Smaller Legal Departments and Remote Offices

January 21, 2011

For small legal departments, or larger departments that also have smaller remote or regional offices, finding pro bono opportunities can be a challenge.  Each year at the Forum on In-House Pro Bono, Corporate Pro Bono, and the conference’s in-house attendees create a list of best practices that address this and a host of similar issues.  So, how do you involve smaller, regional, or more remote offices in pro bono? Why not take advantage of these suggestions: Identify desktop pro bono opportunities. For offices in an area without many opportunities, virtual pro bono presents a viable alternative. These opportunities may include:    

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CPBO Spotlight On: Computer Sciences Corporation

January 14, 2011

A Charter Signatory to the Corporate Pro Bono Challenge℠, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) has provided its lawyers and paralegals a range of opportunities to assist underserved communities, including veterans, low-income seniors and individuals with permanent resident status. CSC General Counsel William L. Deckelman Jr. has overseen the company’s legal department since 2008 and has consistently supported CSC’s involvement with various pro bono projects. Sharing the recent work of the CSC pro bono program, Deckelman commented that these stories are just a few reminders of “the incredible good that can result from pro bono efforts.” In 2010, a significant number of

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