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• NY Bar to require 50 hours pro bono service for professional license

  May 09 2012 Law students taking the bar in New York next year will be required to do 50 hours of pro bono work as a condition of their license to practice. Chief Judge... more

• Three Students receive Baron & Budd Public Interest Scholarships

  May 02 2012 Three students at the University of Texas School of Law have been selected to receive Baron & Budd Public Interest Scholarships for the 2011–2012 academic year.... more

• Two law firms named among Canada’s best diversity employers

  Feb 23 2012 A list of the best diversity employers in Canada has recognised two law firms – Stikeman Elliott and Fraser Milner Casgrain. Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for... more

• Can graduate deferral be a good thing?

  Dec 02 2011 This article discusses the unexpected benefits of graduate job deferral. It says that while the prospect of having one’s graduate position deferred may be daunting... more

• US firms cut pro bono hours while need increases

  Dec 02 2011 Pro bono work at large law firms appears to be on the slide, as law firms cut costs in a difficult economy. Reports show that the average number of pro bono hours... more

• The inside scoop on performance reviews at Skadden

  Oct 14 2011 There is an interesting article here at Above the Law that gives some insight into the annual review process at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. The report... more

• Baker Donelson boosts Mississipi Litigation practice with new hire

  Oct 03 2011 Memphis-based Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz has boosted its litigation and pro bono practices with the hire of La'Verne Edney from a role as general... more

• The growth of a pro-bono culture in Russia

  Aug 25 2011 Here is an interesting article on the growth of pro bono legal work in Russia. Just a few years ago, pro bono work was an unfamiliar concept in Russia, but things are... more

• Mishcon de Reya: voted best law firm to work for

  Mar 11 2011 Mishcon de Reya was the top law firm in The Sunday Times’ annual 100 Best Companies to Work For survey, beating other law firms rather convincingly. The firm came in... more

• Pro Bono in New York: are lawyers doing enough?

  Jan 17 2011 New York’s 161,000 registered lawyers are providing an estimated 2 million hours of free legal work each year, but there are still millions of people in the state for... more

• Linklaters beefs up pro bono program

  Dec 09 2010 Linklaters has reported around £8m of expenditure on pro bono activities during the last financial year, equating to around 63,750 hours of work. The figures... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf follows Cravath bonus scale

  Dec 08 2010 Dewey & LeBoeuf has announced bonuses for its US counsel and associates, with the firm essentially following the scale set by Cravath, Swaine & Moore. The... more

• Cravath Swaine & Moore gives pro bono bankruptcy advice to US municipality

  Nov 12 2010 Cravath Swaine & Moore is set to work pro bono for the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, offering its bankruptcy to advise its city council concerning a potential... more

• Amarchand Mangaldas awarded the prestigious Lex Mundi Pro Bono Award in Asia / Pacific

  Oct 26 2010 Amarchand Mangaldas has been chosen for its contribution in the field of pro bono, for the Asia / Pacific region. The Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation Award recognizes... more

• Lateral hires face demotions and pay cuts

  Sep 28 2010 Many corporate, real-estate and other transactional associates have had a slow year, with deals and work-flow stalling in the tough economic climate. Many have shifted... more

• Quality of life in law firms - rankings released

  Aug 12 2010 Vault has released the results of its Law Firm Quality of Life Rankings, based upon surveys of associates who were asked to report on “overall satisfaction,... more

• White & Case takes pro-bono practice global

  Jun 17 2010 White & Case has announced the formation of a global pro bono group with global management structures. The new group will be led by Ian Forrester, a Brussels antitrust... more

• Allen & Overy advises Rwanda on shift to common law system

  May 31 2010 Allen & Overy is engaged in a pro-bono initiative advising Rwanda as it moves from a civil law system to a common law system in a bid to boost foreign direct... more

• Lovells focuses pro bono efforts on social enterprise

  Mar 15 2010 Lovells has launched a pro bono unit that offers the business and financial expertise of top lawyers to not for profit organizations and the fair-trade sector. The... more

• Big Law leaders defend Guantanamo lawyers

  Mar 06 2010 Keep America Safe , an organization launched by former Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter Liz Cheney, has presented a video questioning the loyalty of a group of... more

• Pro bono work flourishes in spite of economic downturn

  Nov 09 2009 As National Pro Bono Week kicks off today, legal advice centres up and down the country – supported by private practice and law schools – will seek to showcase their... more

• US law firm use crisis to expand pro bono work

  Jul 29 2009 Despite attorney layoffs and falling profits, pro bono hours at major US law firms increased by 13 percent in 2008, according to a survey by the Pro Bono Institute at... more

• Competition is tough for redundant lawyers seeking to volunteer

  Mar 17 2009 Some unemployed lawyers have been unable to secure volunteer work as part of firm programmes offering compensation to employees who accept unpaid public-interest... more

• Cravath withdraws as pro bono counsel following claim of altered tape

  Nov 05 2008 Cravath, Swaine & Moore has withdrawn as pro bono counsel for a convict who won a new trial on the basis of another man’s audiotaped murder confession that is now... more

• Davis Polk hands big tip to Saigon grill deliverymen

  Oct 23 2008 A pro bono team from Davis Polk & Wardwell and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund won a $4.6 million judgment on Tuesday for immigrant delivery... more

• City firms Clifford Chance, BLP, DLA Piper win pro bono awards

  Jul 04 2008 Clifford Chance, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and DLA Piper have all picked up prizes at the annual LawWorks Pro Bono Awards 2008. BLP and DLA won the Best... more