Rethinking Pro Bono: Private Lawyers and Public Service in the 21st Century
Friday October 03 , 2008
- By: UCLA School of Law , Los Angeles Daily Journal
- Location:
UCLA School of Law, Room 1430Los Angeles, United StatesMap: maps.google.com
- Contact:
H. Catherine MayorkasDirector, UCLA School of Law David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policymayorkas@law.ucla.edu310-206-9155
- Website: www.law.ucla.edu
The growth of pro bono is one of the singular achievements of the modern bar. It is no longer simply a professional duty undertaken by individual lawyers, but an organized set of practices that leverage the resources of big and small firms alike in pursuit of equal justice. Its impact is enormous, with recent studies suggesting that pro bono lawyers provide at least one-third of all free services to poor clients.
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