Sentences with phrase «top pro bono»

In fact, our efforts prompted The American Lawyer to recognize Dinsmore as one of the nation's top pro bono law firms.

Foley Hoag was included in Law360's Top Pro Bono Firms of 2016 series, recognizing 20 firms that committed a significant number of attorney hours and secured major victories in high - profile matters in 2015 - 2016

Meanwhile, this year's Pro Bono Report includes the first - ever Am Law Pro Bono 100, an in - depth look at the pro bono work of the top pro bono firms that ranks them and then tells the story of one particular cause each firm worked on in 2008.

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As an attorney at Kaye Scholer and Schulte Roth & Zabel, two of New York's top law firms, Brian's work included enforcement of antitrust laws and extensive pro bono representation of victims of domestic violence, immigrants, and community organizations.

Partnership for Educational Justice is grateful to have the support and counsel of law firms Arnold & Porter and Tompkins, McGuire, Wachenfeld & Barry LLP, which have assembled a top - notch team of attorneys who are donating their services to the parent - plaintiffs on a pro bono basis.

On top of our other regular events, this weekend they have co-sponsored a pro bono project with the American Bar Association's Animal Law Committee where law students and others will receive training in the Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers (HEART) program.

Impact Travel Alliance is a member of TrustLaw, the Thomson Reuters Foundation's global pro bono service that links high - impact social enterprises and NGOs with top law firms who offer free legal assistance.

Arnold & Porter, Dechert and Debevoise & Plimpton have topped a survey of law firms that have recorded the highest number of hours spent on pro bono work.

Everyone from the top down should understand exactly how important pro bono is to your firm and why.

Boston is a top destination for building up a stonking resume thanks to the number of organizations offering externships and the breadth of pro bono opportunities available to aspiring lawyers.

The website for the index provides region - by - region breakdowns of the data as well as listing of the top law firms in the region ranked by average pro bono hours per fee earner.

The court held that a reasonable client would not pay top dollar for services in this type of case, knowing that it could obtain the service pro bono where lawyers might be willing to use the case to promote their «reputational or social goals.»

The inmate had a slew of pro bono lawyers from a top - 25 law firm representing him, and they argued that he never had an opportunity to meet with the gang investigators before they validated him.

Arnold & Porter, Dechert and Debevoise & Plimpton have topped a survey of law firms that measures the amount of pro bono work carried out by law firms.

In Pro Bono Starts at the Top, Ben Hallman, reporter for The American Lawyer, tells about the «conversion» of Francis Milone, chair of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius since 1999.

He explained that like many other states, «Oregon has been promoting pro bono service for at least a generation, but the access - to - justice gap keeps growing» as self - represented litigants top 80 percent for family law and landlord - tenant.

The top three barriers to providing pro bono were lack of time, commitment to family or other obligations, and lack of skills or experience.

I suppose it's easy for me to say as a lawyer who only does pro bono work while being paid a salary to encourage other busy lawyers to do more pro bono work on top of their paid work, but I can certainly envision a justice system that is an effective and fully accessible dispute resolution and rights enforcement system first, and the driver of a lucrative legal services industry second.

The article in question, titled «Unmet Needs,» was part of a special series on pro bono in the United States, including the top 100 pro bono - friendly law firms and a powerful critique of big - firm pro bono by Deborah Rhode.

The firm is consistently ranked among the top firms in The American Lawyer's «A-list» for our pro bono work.

The chart of rankings puts Covington & Burling at the top, with an average number of pro bono hours per attorney of 137.5.

Liberty's Corey Stoughton argues that top firms can boost their appeal to top talent by encouraging and allowing their lawyers to supplement their commercial work with more interesting pro bono cases with benefits for wider society.

On top of that, there's «a lot of pro bono and community service events — trivia games, talent shows.

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June 29, 2017 — Hughes Hubbard maintained one of the top spots in The American Lawyer's annual pro bono special report, ranking second among Big Law firms for U.S. pro bono commitment in 2016.

His strategic and comprehensive initiative includes an office - by - office, top - to - bottom focus on increasing pro bono participation and the firm's relationships with the legal services and pro bono communities.

This year's top award, which recognizes unique innovations in law practice management, went to Pro Bono Net, a national nonprofit organization working to increase access to justice.

Pro Bono Net's model has been adopted in 30 states, and many state - specific websites can be reached through the «Regional Sites» button in the top left - hand corner of the Pro Bono Net site.

In an October 2007 press conference reported in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, the law student group Building a Better Legal Profession released its first annual ranking of top law firms by average billable hours, pro bono participation, and demographic diversity.

Where necessary we are able to enlist the aid of our network of top - notch pro bono lawyers and / or provide referrals to legal resources.

WASHINGTON — The American Lawyer has named Covington to its 2016 «A-List,» an annual ranking of the top 20 firms based on revenue per lawyer, pro bono commitment, diversity, and associate satisfaction.

WASHINGTON — The American Lawyer has named Covington to its 2017 «A-List,» an annual ranking of the top 20 firms based on revenue per lawyer, pro bono commitment, diversity, associate satisfaction, and, for the first time, the percentage of female equity partners.

Some firms want strong pro bono programs as a way to recruit and retain top law students and junior lawyers, who are often more eager than their predecessors to do pro bono work.

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Pro bono work allows a person to be on tap, not on top, and provides a fulfilling contrast to the illusory ideas of success many lawyers find themselves surrounding in.

In response to brutal legal aid cuts, a group of top law firms are preparing to launch a collaborative pro bono project to help those most vulnerable, as well as to lobby for a properly funded system.

Linklaters, Eversheds and DLA Piper are among a raft of top 20 UK law firms to have offered pro bono legal support to victims of the London riots.

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