Law Firm Pro Bono Archives - Page 9 of 36

It’s Pro Bono Podcast Monday

February 6, 2017

Need some listening material as you hunker down for six more weeks of winter? Tune in to the Law Firm Pro Bono Project’s podcast, the Pro Bono Happy Hour, and learn about exciting and meaningful developments in the world of law firm pro bono and access to justice. Don’t miss our recent interview with Annie Mohan of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft†. Annie talks to us about her career, the firm’s pro bono program, the legal community’s response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, affinity networks and pro bono, and more. Subscribe to the Pro Bono Happy Hour in iTunes.

It’s Pro Bono Podcast Monday

January 30, 2017

Need some listening material as you prepare for Super Bowl Sunday (or to avoid the game, if that’s your preference)? Tune in to the Law Firm Pro Bono Project’s podcast, the Pro Bono Happy Hour, and learn about exciting and meaningful developments in the world of law firm pro bono and access to justice. Don’t miss our recent interview with Houstonian, Ellyn Haikin Josef of Vinson & Elkins*†. Ellyn talks to us about her career, the pro bono culture in Houston, “virtual pro bono clinics,” assisting Holocaust survivors, and more. Subscribe to the Pro Bono Happy Hour in iTunes. Have

Experimentation and Evaluation

January 26, 2017

Exciting innovation is happening all across the world in an effort to meet unaddressed legal needs and the justice chasm. One experiment in the United States is the use of trained and supervised individuals without formal legal training to provide help to people who would otherwise go without legal assistance. New York City’s version, the Court Navigator Program, was created in 2014. “Court Navigators” aid unrepresented litigants in New York City’s Housing and Civil Courts by providing information, assisting litigants in accessing and completing forms, attending settlement negotiations, and accompanying unrepresented litigants into the courtroom. The umbrella program included three

It’s Pro Bono Podcast Monday

January 23, 2017

Need a cure for the winter blues? Tune in to the Law Firm Pro Bono Project’s podcast, the Pro Bono Happy Hour, and learn about exciting and meaningful developments in the world of law firm pro bono and access to justice. Don’t miss the continuation of our recent interview with Don Salzman of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom*†, during which he talks about the firm’s pro bono program, its global Impact Project, and more. Part one, is available on both iTunes and YouTube. Subscribe to the Pro Bono Happy Hour in iTunes. Have you rated us on iTunes yet?

Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge® Reporting Is Now Open

January 19, 2017

Reporting season for the 2016 calendar year is now open. We have emailed unique survey links to all Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge® signatories, so be sure to check your spam filter if you did not receive yours. The deadline for reporting is March 3. Each year, Challenge signatories provide a brief, electronic report to the Law Firm Pro Bono Project on their progress in meeting the Challenge. The individual firm data is kept confidential, but each submission provides the basis for critically important aggregate statistics about trends in law firm pro bono. Please assist us in communicating the good news about the pro

It’s Pro Bono Podcast Monday

January 16, 2017

Need some listening material for your winter hibernation? Tune in to the Law Firm Pro Bono Project’s podcast, the Pro Bono Happy Hour, and learn about exciting and meaningful developments in the world of law firm pro bono and access to justice. Don’t miss our recent interview with Don Salzman of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom*†. In part one, Don talks to us about his career, indigent criminal defense work, the Norfolk Four, the Clemency Project 2014, and more. Don’t forget to check back on Thursday to catch the conclusion of our conversation with Don! Subscribe to the Pro

Food for Thought

January 5, 2017

After a food-filled holiday season, many of us begin the New Year with health-related resolutions. Want to learn more about pro bono efforts designed to fight hunger and increase access to nutritious food for those in need? While eating is on our minds, check out the Law Firm Pro Bono Project’s publication, Pro Bono Food for Thought: Improving Access to Nutrition. Pro bono efforts designed to support food access and security have the potential to transform a community. Examples include turning an abandoned lot into a productive urban farm and eliminating bureaucratic barriers obstructing food stamp distribution or access to school meal programs. Because

Catching Kansas City

December 22, 2016

Earlier in December, the Law Firm Pro Bono Project was excited to travel to Kansas City, Missouri to participate in a groundbreaking and innovative luncheon with managing partners, chairmen, committee chairs, pro bono leaders, and other law firm leaders from six of the city’s largest law firms. We discussed the business case for law firm pro bono and heard from a special guest. Michael Levey of Quarles & Brady*† traveled from Milwaukee to share his law firm’s experience jumpstarting its pro bono program. He reinforced the message that law firms can be fierce competitors in the marketplace and collaborators to

It’s Pro Bono Podcast Monday

December 19, 2016

Need some listening material for Winter break? Tune in to the Law Firm Pro Bono Project’s podcast, the Pro Bono Happy Hour, and learn about exciting and meaningful developments in the world of law firm pro bono and access to justice. Don’t miss our recent interview with Whitney Untiedt of Akerman†. Whitney talks to us about her career, the firm’s pro bono program, the pro bono culture in Florida, access to justice for “juvenile lifers,” poverty simulation exercises, and more. Subscribe to the Pro Bono Happy Hour in iTunes. Have you rated us on iTunes yet? Would you consider doing

Tapping Transitioning Baby-Boomers to Transform Pro Bono Work

December 15, 2016

Second Acts® is PBI’s innovative initiative to support transitioning and retired lawyers who are interested in second, volunteer careers in pro bono and public interest law. Despite the ongoing social justice gap for low-income and underserved populations, this seasoned and knowledgeable talent pool has been largely overlooked. In an effort to develop a bold, new model of legal retirement, we are working with our core constituencies, major law firms, in-house legal departments, and public interest organizations, to develop replicable projects that make strategic use of these experienced attorneys. Interested in sharing your law firm’s practices and your thoughts about how

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