Not only is pro bono is good for the soul, but as Jonathan Baum, director of pro bono services at Katten Muchin Roseman LLP, explains, it can provide a bridge between lawyers and non-lawyers. This week, hear him give a few more reasons about why pro bono is important. YouTube Link
Sometimes it’s best to keep things simple. This week John Corker, executive director of the National Pro Bono Resource Centre, takes us back to the most basic reason to do pro bono: it’s the right thing to do. YouTube Link
For some, pro bono is just one of those things that comes naturally. In the video below, Ben Weinberg, pro bono partner at SNR Denton*, explains to the PBEye how pro bono has followed him as he has matured professionally and is now seamlessly integrated into his work. YouTube Link * denotes a Signatory to the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge®
Pro bono gives the opportunity for everyone to help, attorneys and non-attorneys alike. This week, hear why pro bono is important from Pam Wandzel of Fredrikson & Byron P.A.* as she discusses why every lawyer and law firm staff should get involved. YouTube Link * denotes a Signatory to the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge®
We at The PBEye are proud of our friends and supporters who do pro bono, and we enjoy hearing that they get so much satisfaction out of helping those in need. This week hear from Andrea Bridgeman, associate general counsel from Freddie Mac*, about how rewarding pro bono can be. YouTube Link * denotes a Signatory to the Corporate Pro Bono ChallengeSM
Good pro bono programs take a lot of collaboration internally and often externally. It’s a collective undertaking that requires lawyers and non-lawyer staff to work together to find, place, work through pro bono opportunities to get justice for those who need it. This week hear from John Frantz, deputy general counsel at Verizon Communications Inc.**, on the importance of doing pro bono. YouTube Link ** denotes a Signatory to the Corporate Pro Bono ChallengeSM
Often pro bono work stands to impact other areas beyond just the law itself or a specific legal situation. Pro bono has the power to affect positive change in greater societal issues such as health care, immigration, or rule of law in developing countries. This week hear from David Patterson, manager of the Health Law Program at the International Development Law Organization, on the importance of doing pro bono. YouTube Link
We at The PBEye have been pleased to see corporate legal departments increasingly engage in pro bono as a means to do good work for people who need it and build better relationships with the communities they serve. We applaud the corporate community for helping pro bono culture evolve to better serve those in need. This week hear from Bruce Kuhlik, executive vice president and general counsel of Merck & Co., Inc*, about the benefits of doing pro bono. YouTube Link * denotes a Signatory to the Corporate Pro Bono ChallengeSM
We at The PBEye believe that lawyers are indeed privileged to do the work that they do. And with that privilege comes the duty to use their skills to help those in need and contribute to a better society. One way to do that is to help organizations that advocate for the public interest. This week hear from Fiona McLeay, executive director of the Public Interest Law Clearing House about why doing pro bono is important. YouTube Link
One of the things we at The PBEye love most about pro bono is how the benefits don’t have to stop at the client. Lawyers have the opportunity to affect change at higher levels to improve society and the rule of law both in developed and developing countries. This week hear from Edwin Rekosh, executive director of PILnet, about the importance of doing pro bono. YouTube Link
