It’s Pro Bono Podcast Monday

Have the day off and need some listening material? 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 most recent interview with Jerri Shick of O’Melveny & Myers*. Jerri talks to us about the firm’s pro bono program, her leadership of Bet Tzedek’s Holocaust Survivors’ Justice Network, providing pro bono assistance in Haiti to survivors of a catastrophic earthquake, and more. Subscribe to the Pro Bono Happy Hour in iTunes. Have you

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Welcome to the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge® Initiative

The Law Firm Pro Bono Project is pleased to announce a new signatory to the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge® initiative. We are excited to welcome Willkie Farr & Gallagher*, whose attorneys and staff have shown a strong dedication to pro bono work by providing a wide range of legal services to those in need. Since 1993, the Challenge, an initiative of PBI’s Law Firm Project, has served as a guidepost to assist major law firms in increasing their commitment to pro bono legal services. The Challenge principles are designed to offer institutional support and maximize the efficacy of law firm pro bono

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It’s Pro Bono Podcast Monday

“Cause I’m leavin’ on a jet plane, don’t know when I’ll be back again.” – John Denver Want to learn about the latest pro bono opportunities? 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 bonus episode, Up in the Air, with Ellyn Haikin Josef of Vinson & Elkins*†. Straight from the headlines, Ellyn talks to us about how a recent presidential executive order mobilized pro bono lawyers and inspired airport campouts

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It’s Pro Bono Podcast Monday

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.

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It’s Pro Bono Podcast Monday

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

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Experimentation and Evaluation

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

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It’s Pro Bono Podcast Monday

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?

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Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge® Reporting Is Now Open

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

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Guest Blog: Sixth Annual ACC Northeast Chapter Clinic in a Box® Program

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo†* was honored to once again join with the Association of Corporate Counsel Northeast Chapter (ACC-Northeast), CPBO, and Lawyers Clearinghouse, to host a Clinic in a Box® program to provide pro bono legal services to local nonprofit organizations for the sixth year in a row. For the 40 in-house volunteers, the day started with a 90-minute training session led by Mintz Levin Attorney Anthony Hubbard who discussed bylaws and retired Casner & Edwards Partner Dick Allen who covered conflicts of interest (COI) policies. After the training, volunteer attorneys broke into small teams and met

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It’s Pro Bono Podcast Monday

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

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