The Wire
June 2011
Corporate Pro Bono recently published the 2010 In-House Pro Bono Benchmarking Survey, which highlights several key trends that CPBO observed in in-house pro bono in 2010. The report includes responses from 35 legal departments, each of them Signatories to the Corporate Pro Bono Challenge℠. The benchmarking data enables legal departments to compare their pro bono programs and projects with those of other departments. As in-house pro bono evolves, CPBO will regularly expand and update these materials.
The report cites a number of interesting findings, including:
- Nearly 92 percent of responding legal departments involve non-lawyers in their pro bono efforts;
- More than 54 percent of respondents allocate a portion of the department’s budget to pro bono; and
- 68 percent of respondents partner with an outside firm on pro bono.
The respondents represented companies from a variety of industries located in various regions in the United States and included among others:
- Accenture plc
- Deere & Company
- Intel Corporation
- The Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack
- United Parcel Service, Inc.
To learn more about the 2010 Benchmarking Survey, contact CPBO Director Eve Runyon.
*denotes a Signatory to the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge®
**denotes a Signatory to the Corporate Pro Bono Challenge℠