The CPBO project has worked with legal departments and Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) chapters to launch and grow their pro bono programs. These programs are unique and designed to fit the needs and interests of each department and community. While each legal department and ACC chapter is different, there are successful practices that peer departments and ACC chapters can learn from and replicate. The profiles below provide examples of methods, tools, and policies to use in developing and expanding pro bono programs; pro bono opportunities in which in-house counsel and legal staff participate; and lessons learned.
Legal Departments by Size of Department
1-25 lawyers
Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack
26-50 lawyers
Zurich North America
Mayo Clinic
United Airlines (Global)
The Clorox Company (Global)
51-100 lawyers
McDonald’s Corporation (Global)
Duke Energy Corporation
Entergy Corporation
Starbucks Corporation (Global)
101-200 lawyers
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Chubb North America (NA) (Global)
Exelon Corporation
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)
PNC Financial Services, Inc. (PNC) (Global)
201-500 lawyers
AT&T (Global)
Verizon Communications, Inc. (Global)
American Express Company (Global)
Merck & Co., Inc. (Global)
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
>500 lawyers
Wells Fargo (Global)
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) (Global)
Bank of America Corporation (Global)
Microsoft Corporation (Global)
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Global)
Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Chapters
Arizona
Central Ohio
Chicago
Houston
Minnesota
Northeast
San Francisco Bay Area
Southern California
St. Louis
The CPBO team has compiled sample documents that provide in-house attorneys interested in pro bono access to the kinds of work being done in other legal departments and ACC chapters. Each pro bono program is unique and reflects the interests and needs of the participating volunteers and the community. To determine your legal department or ACC chapter’s needs and to tailor these documents to them, please contact the CPBO team.
Pro Bono Policies
Sample policies:
In addition, the following sample documents are available upon request from the CPBO team:
