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Housing Justice
March 28, 2023
The PBEye March 28, 2023 As part of the Challenge Signatory Showcase, Corporate Pro Bono is excited to highlight The Williams Companies**, and their housing justice pro bono project. We chatted with Williams’ Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Lane Wilson, about the project and the impact that it has on tenants who are unable to afford legal representation […]
Read MoreHow Amazon and Cisco’s legal chiefs have cultivated pro bono programs
October 31, 2022
Legal Dive October 31, 2022 Members of Amazon’s legal department have provided pro bono legal services to guests at a Seattle-based homeless shelter, and they have worked with the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project to rectify wrongful convictions. Read more…
Read MoreWomble Partners With Truist Client and Legal Aid to Expunge Criminal Records
October 11, 2022
Law.com October 11, 2022 Womble Bond Dickinson partnered with a major banking client on a large pro bono project in which attorneys worked together to expunge the criminal records of dozens of North Carolina residents. Overall, the project consisted of more than 310 volunteer hours, 150 petitions prepared and over 50 clients served. Read more…
Read MoreLearn More about In-House Pro Bono Budgets
August 21, 2022
This March, CPBO releases the latest installment inits infographic series, aimed at making complicated in-house pro bono issues easier to digest.
Read MoreVCU Health, McGuireWoods and Dominion Energy Win National Award for Medical-Legal Partnership
August 11, 2022
VCU Health August 11, 2022 A successful medical-legal partnership, first created by VCU Health and then expanded with the support of McGuireWoods and Dominion Energy, will be honored with the 2022 Corporate Pro Bono (CPBO) Pro Bono Partner Award from Pro Bono Institute (PBI). Read more…
Read MoreFewer US In-House Counsel Doing Pro Bono Work, Survey Finds
June 27, 2022
Legal Mag June 27, 2022 Participation in pro bono work by in-house lawyers has fallen, according to a new survey of legal departments in the U.S. and a handful based in England, Ireland and the Netherlands. Read more…
Read MoreLaw for free? Why and how to do pro bono work as an in-house lawyer
May 15, 2022
The Law Society May 15, 2022 Doing pro bono work can be challenging, but immensely rewarding. Sarah Oliver Scemla, director and assistant general counsel at Bank of America, explains the benefits of doing pro bono work and how to get involved. Read more…
Read MoreAmazon offers free legal resources to help Ukrainian refugees
April 8, 2022
Amazon April 8, 2022 Amazon attorneys are leading a pro bono humanitarian initiative to develop free legal guidebooks for refugees seeking resettlement in Europe. Read more…
Read MoreThe push for in-house pro bono
August 20, 2021
Reuters August 20, 2021 While the past year presented many challenges for in-house pro bono engagement, depressing participation by in-house volunteers across many industries, pro bono by corporate law departments remains strong. Read more…
Read MoreSpotlight on the Bloomberg Legal & Compliance Department’s Pro Bono service
July 26, 2021
Bloomberg July 26, 2021 Philanthropy is at the heart of Bloomberg, and the Legal & Compliance Department’s mission is no different. The Department launched the Bloomberg Legal & Compliance Pro Bono Program in 2016 as a way for its attorney, compliance, operations and negotiation teams to use their knowledge, time and expertise to give back […]
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