Massachusetts amends their practice rules to allow authorized in-house counsel to provide pro bono legal services.

CPBO has worked closely with the Association of Corporate Counsel and many of is local chapters on the organization on pro bono matters. ACC Chapters are engaged in improving access to justice in a number of ways, including coordinating pro bono projects for their members, supporting local legal services organizations, and expressing the voice of the in-house bar on access to justice related issues.

Minnesota amends its practice rules to permit “house counsel” to provide pro bono legal services to pro bono clients referred to the lawyer through an approved legal services provider.

PBI President and CEO Esther F. Lardent shares her predictions about what pro bono will look like and where it will go this year.

For the first time, a legal department was included among 10 organizations profiled for their outstanding pro bono work during 2012.

The PBEye can’t help but think about the possibilities for pro bono in 2014. What are your pro bono plans for 2014?

As the new year approaches, the CPBO team is here to work with you to set your pro bono goals and achieve them.

Co-hosted by CPBO, ACC-Northeast, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo, the Boston Bar Foundation, and The Lawyers Clearinghouse the clinic assisted 13 nonprofits.

In cooperation with PBI, Latham & Watkins LLP has updated and expanded its survey of pro bono practices, obstacles, and opportunities to include more than 70 countries.