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Pro Bono, Hiring, and Innovation in the Legal Industry for August 2021

The National Law Review offers another edition of its legal industry news column. Here are the latest NLR news highlights…

ABA Working Group on Unaccompanied Minors Welcomes Added Volunteers

Summary: With growing concern over what happens to children who cross the border illegally, more lawyers are donating their time…

Fordham Law‘s Feerick Center Awarded Emil Gumpert Award and Grant

Summary: The American College of Trial Lawyers awarded the Emil Grumpert Award to the Feerick Center for Social Justice for…

Connecticut Develops Legal Incubator Program

Summary: Connecticut started their own incubator program with five attorneys eager to get involved with the Center for Family Justice…

The Urgent Need to Close America’s Justice Gap

Summary: While many lawyers are helping the the poor with legal services, there is still much work to be done…

Big Law Firms Provide Little to Legal Aid Funding

Summary: Although many of the country’s biggest law firms make billions in revenue, most only contribute a tiny fraction of…

Law Schools Provide Funding for Recent Grads

Summary: Several law schools have programs in place that provide law school graduates with jobs in exchange for their offering…

California Considers Free Legal Work Requirement for Law Students

Summary: California is weighing the pros and cons of forcing law students to complete 50 hours of free or reduced…

Why This Lawyer Reads Poetry to the Elderly

Summary: A New York lawyer balances his career with poetry readings. We all know that being a lawyer means being…

Morgan Lewis to Take 500 Pro Bono Cases from Bingham McCutchen

Summary: Morgan Lewis will absorb close to 500 pro bono cases from Bingham McCutchen as the firm winds down its…

Lawyer Offers Free Advice on Streets of Harlem

  Summary: Lawyer offers free counsel and representation on the streets of Harlem. With high-profile cases such as those of…

DLA Piper Named Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year

Summary: DLA Piper contributed over 200,000 hours of pro bono service worldwide throughout 2013. DLA Piper, one of the largest…