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Jenner Block Earns Major Pro Bono Victory; 12,000 Hours Spent on Latest Trial

Jenner Block Earns Major Pro Bono Victory; 12,000 Hours Spent on Latest Trial

In recent weeks, a panel of Illinois appeals court judges reversed Juan Rivera’s 1993 conviction for raping and murdering 11-year-old baby sitter Holly Staker in Waukegan the previous year. The…

FDA Aims to Shut Down One Man Sperm Bank

FDA Aims to Shut Down One Man Sperm Bank

Tis’ the season for giving. And Trent Arsenault is taking that quite literally. He is a one man ‘bank’ – a sperm bank, that is. He has a website that…

Pro Bono Work Tough to Perform

Pro Bono Work Tough to Perform

Law students heading to law school with the hopes of fixing wrongdoings in the country soon realize how much debt they will encounter while in school and once they graduate.…

Deferred Employment being Weighed by Law Firms

Deferred Employment being Weighed by Law Firms

Mary Gay Scanlon is the pro bono counsel for the law firm of Ballard Spahr. Scanlon talked about deferring law students’ first years at firms. “Withdraw[ing] offers to [young lawyers]…

Occupy Wall Street Movement Spurs Pro Bono Legal Effort for Protestors

Occupy Wall Street Movement Spurs Pro Bono Legal Effort for Protestors

As the Occupy Wall Street movement grows all around the country, many protestors have been arrested for trespassing, failure to disperse and other such violations. To help them navigate the…

100% of Hunton Williams Full Time U.S. Attorneys Work on Pro Bono Projects

100% of Hunton Williams Full Time U.S. Attorneys Work on Pro Bono Projects

For the second year in a row, 100 percent of Hunton & Williams’ full-time U.S. lawyers have worked on pro bono projects, donating more than 60,000 hours for the firm’s…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Wednesday, November 3rd. Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s stories. Katten Muchin Rosenman added a team of 13 structured finance lawyers from Dewey & Leboeuf……

Orrick Launches New Practice Group with Pro Bono Focus

Orrick Launches New Practice Group with Pro Bono Focus

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP said Tuesday it has launched a Social Sector Finance (SSF) practice group. Orrick’s SSF practice group focuses on the areas of microfinance, education, water, health,…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, July 27th. Here’s a quick recap of yesterday’s stories. Littler Mendelson hired a new international employment leader… Baker Donelson significantly revised its pro bono…

Baker Donelson’s Revision of Pro Bono Policy Allows for Significant Increase in Free Legal Services

Baker Donelson’s Revision of Pro Bono Policy Allows for Significant Increase in Free Legal Services

The law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC has revised its pro bono policy in such a way that the number of hours its nearly 550 attorneys…

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