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In-house Lawyers Take on Pro Bono Work

The Washington Post
May 7, 2012

“Eighteen months ago, Capital One invested $25,000 to have dozens in-house lawyers and IT staff develop a product to digitize thousands of legal files at 40-plus legal aid groups in Virginia — giving lawyers looking for pro bono clients a way to review cases from their homes or offices.

The product, called Justice Server, is now in final beta testing and slated to go live by the end of the year, thanks in part to a $170,000 boost from area law firms that will go toward buying computer equipment for legal aid groups. McLean-based Capital One is now formalizing a pro bono program for its 70 attorneys, for the first time applying metrics and goals to what used to be an informal process.”

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