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Verizon Communications Inc. Best Practice Profile
April 11, 2012
Verizon Communications Inc. launched its formal pro bono program in late 2009, at which time Executive Vice President and General Counsel Randy Milch signed the Corporate Pro Bono ChallengeSM. In just two short years, Verizon has participated in numerous pro bono activities across the country, designed signature projects, established long-term pro bono partnerships, and integrated pro bono into the culture of its legal department.
Download PDFPro Bono Spotlight: Allstate Foundation Supports Domestic Violence Survivors
April 10, 2012
The Allstate Foundation and Allstate Legal Department work together to provide support and assistance to victims of domestic violence in Rochester, N.Y.
Read MoreMassMutual Law Division to Support Hampden County Legal Clinic
April 10, 2012
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company pledges increased financial and pro bono legal support to assist a local legal aid program in Massachusetts.
Read MorePractice Rules Governing In-House Pro Bono Liberalized in Australia
April 5, 2012
In Australia, the Victorian State Government has passed legislation that removes restrictions that prevent in-house lawyers from providing pro bono services.
Read MoreDell Legal Presents Baker Botts with 2012 Pro Bono Excellence Award
April 3, 2012
Dell’s legal team presented its 2012 Pro Bono Excellence Award to Baker Botts L.L.P. for the law firm’s extensive work with Dell Legal.
Read MoreCPBO Spotlight On: Aetna, Inc.
March 13, 2012
CPBO recognizes the success of Aetna, Inc.’s pro bono program, which was founded in 1981. Aetna’s legal department participates in programs such as the Connecticut Lawyers’ Legal Aid to the Elderly, Lawyers for Children America, among many others.
Read MoreThe Age of Skilled Volunteerism
March 2, 2012
The PBEye ponders Evan Hochberg of Deloitte’s article in the Huffington Post regarding the exponentially higher monetary value of skilled volunteerism in comparison to that of traditional volunteer services.
Read MoreLetter from Esther: What CSR Teaches Us About Pro Bono
February 27, 2012
The parallels between CSR and pro bono are obvious. Read about some of the aspects of CSR that have taken hold in the legal community.
Read MoreBolstering Pro Bono with Public Interest Funding
February 24, 2012
Harvard Law’s One Day’s Work program, through which second-year law students working as summer associates contribute a day’s salary and work to support classmates working without pay for public interest organizations, demonstrates the growing interest in pro bono work among generation Y lawyers.
Read MoreStepping Stones to More In-House Pro Bono
February 21, 2012
Pro bono legal work was once the sole province of law firms. But no more. Now that terrain is increasingly inhabited by in-house legal departments, too.
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