One Million Dollars Donated to University of Texas Law School
Summary: A couple known for its philanthropic contributions to the community has donated $1 million to the University of Texas…
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Greenberg Traurig Teams Up with KIND to Launch Pro Bono Initiative
Greenberg Traurig has teamed up with KIND (Kids in Need of Defense) to launch a nationwide program offering free legal…
Gibson Dunn Attorney Realizes Her Dream by Becoming Firm’s First Pro Bono Director
Katherine Marquart went to law school to help the world, to practice in public interest law, but after working a…
California Bar Recommends Practical Skills and Pro Bono Requirement
Getting a J.D. in California might become just a little bit more difficult. The State Bar of California’s Task Force…
Mandatory Preadmission Pro Bono Work in New Jersey
In a report released on Thursday, the New Jersey Courts’ Working Group on the Proposed Preadmission Pro Bono Requirement, created…
NY State Mandates Reporting of Pro Bono Work
New York State recently approved new requirements mandating that attorneys report their annual pro bono work in order to register…
New York Law School’s Dean has the Connections for 26 Clinics for Students
The new dean at New York Law School, Anthony Crowell, comes with plenty of hot connections. He intends to use…
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…
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’ –…
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…
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…
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…