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2009 General News

GE's Law Department Expands Its Pro Bono Program across the Pond.

Nobody’s Child: the Case of Child I

Goodwill Props Up Local Legal Aid

Pro Bono Practice on the Rise in Germany

2009 European Pro Bono Forum a Great Success

City lawyers launch pro bono service for World Aids Day.

Lawyers Alliance For New York Supports Homeless Shelter In Brooklyn

  • By: The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
  • 12/01/2009
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British Library to Return Benevento Missal under Nazi Loot Law

City Bar Leaders Publish Essay Collection on Pro Bono

InterLaw Offers 'Helping Hand' to Charities

Sept. 11 Defendant Seeks a Trial, and a Platform

  • By: International Herald Tribune
  • 11/21/2009
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New Guide Aims to Help Would-Be Public Interest Lawyers Evaluate Law Schools

Pro Bono Net Celebrates 10th Anniversary

SickKids Program Adds Lawyers to Family Support Teams

  • By: The Globe and Mail
  • 11/13/2009
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Flavour of the month

  • By: Law Society of Scotland
  • 11/12/2009
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Pro Bono Conundrum and Those Left Exposed by Legal Aid Cuts

Unpaid Volunteers not Covered by Discrimination Legislation

Why Third-Party Interventions in the Judicial Process Benefit Democracy

Law Students See Their Work in Action at Supreme Court

DIFC Courts First Pro Bono Case to Be Represented by Clyde and Co.

Pro Bono Work Flourishes in Spite of Economic Downturn

Reprieve Appeals to Lawyers’ Sense of Justice by Asking for One Hour’s Pay

Lawyers Provide £400m of Pro Bono Work a Year

Developments: Sudden Stop

DC Court Sides with the ABA - No Red Flag Rules for Lawyers

Court Victory for Woman Sued by Her Alleged Rapist

Target Report Shows Pro Bono Increase

  • By: National Pro Bono Resource Centre
  • 10/23/2009
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Holland & Knight Overhauls, Expands Pro Bono Program

Court Blocks MoD Attempt to Cut Compensation for Wounded Soldiers

Borough's Fortunes Boosted by Tie-Up

IBA should act as clearing house - IBA Daily News, Annual Conference, Madrid

$46m of Lawyers' Services for Free

Victoria Law Firms Boost Pro Bono by $ 7 Million

Overcoming the barriers to international pro bono

  • By: International Bar Association
  • 09/25/2009
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Excerpt - Louis D, Brandeis

Council Considers Justice Options

  • By: The Journal On Line
  • 09/24/2009
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Organizations Helping Deferred Associates Transition to Public Interest Placements

Evictions Case Nears Africa Human Rights Court

The Recession Makes Externships a Sweeter Deal for Students

WA's Law Week Approaches

Henderson Chambers helps BVC student win better grades from Cardiff Uni

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon to Portray Morgan Lewis Lawyers

Some Stories Behind the Boost in Law Firm Pro Bono Efforts

Pro Bono Work Rises Due to Recession

In-House Pro Bono Goes Mainstream

  • By: Corporate Pro Bono
  • 08/19/2009
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ABA Commission on Domestic Violence Announces Launch of National Domestic Violence Pro Bono Directory, Sponsored by Verizon Wireless' Hopeline Program

First Lady Welcomes Home Navy Crews

  • By: The New York Times
  • 08/12/2009
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New Pro Bono Attorney Playing Civil Defense for Blagojevich

DIFC Courts’ Pro Bono Programme Guidelines for Registered Practitioners

Sailors' Freedom in Norfolk Four Case

Beneficial Changes To NJ Limited Licensing Rule

  • By: The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
  • 08/05/2009
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Nonprofits And Corporate Counsel Partner In Merger Success Volunteer Attorneys Assist Organizations Focused On Children

  • By: The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
  • 08/05/2009
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Pro Bono Hours Rise at Major U.S. Law Firms

Down Economy Spurs Pro Bono Work, Law Group Says

Pro Bono Hours Rise at Major U.S. Law Firms

Harvard Is Blocking Continued Work on RIAA Case, Law Student Says

Focus: Beachcroft, Going public

Economy Begets New Work Targets

ITV and Lovells Launch Pro Bono Scheme

Unmet Needs

  • By: The American Lawyer
  • 07/21/2009
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Stroock Brief Challenges Distribution Of Bibles to Missouri School Children

Pro Bono: A Good Practice on the Rise

Desmond Tutu's Advice to Lawyers

Florida Lawyer Helps Bring Iraqi Translator to Safety

Equal Justice Issues Merit Attention

IBA Internationalprobono.com Launches Listserv

IBA InternationalProbono.com Launches Blog

Ban Upheld on State Troopers Practicing Law

Charity Case First to Utilise New Pro Bono Clause

Pro Bono Net Makes Awards to Five Innovative Document Assembly Projects

Experienced Lawyers Lead The Way

  • By: Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
  • 07/03/2009
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Pro Bono Advisory Group Launches in Sydney

Has Pro Bono Become Recession-Proof

IBA Pro bono and Access to Justice Committee: Madrid 2009 session description

  • By: IBA Pro bono and Access to Justice Committee
  • 07/02/2009
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La Fundación Wolters Kluwer impulsa la integración y la formación de los inmigrantes a través de cursos sobre nuestro sistema jurídico. (Spanish language used throughout)

  • By: Fundación Wolters Kluwer
  • 07/01/2009
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Firm Friends: Pilot Program Pairs City and Rural Practices

For Whose Good?

The Lawyer Awards Winners

Law Students See The Value Of Voluntary Work

  • By: Fresh Business Thinking. Com
  • 06/23/2009
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Davis Wright Gets Paid for Pro Bono Victory

Failure to Supervise Pro Bono Attorney Dooms Divorce Pact

Pro Bono Gone Bad

Citing the Economy, Court Lightens Up on In-House-Counsel Licensure

Chief Justice Touts Lawyers' Moral Duty

A law School Clinic on Wheels

The Junior lawyers Division Pro Bono Awards 2009

  • By: The Law Society of England and Wales
  • 06/11/2009
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These Lawyers Have No Borders

Cherie on Pro Bono and Own Goals

Detained Asylum-Seekers Find It Harder to Win Release

  • By: The New York Times
  • 06/01/2009
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Bush v. Gore Foes Join to Fight Gay Marriage Ban

  • By: The New York Times
  • 05/27/2009
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New York Federal Reserve to Convene Meeting on Foreclosure Pro Bono

Pro Bono Initiative to Strengthen Rule of Law: A-G

Indie Film Tackles Texas Race Suit

Record Numbers as Lawyers Gear up for Legal Sponsored Walk

Economic Crisis Brings Pro Bono to Crossroads

Unsung Hero

Barristers Speak and Squawk for the Animals

Colombian Lawyers Launch Pro Bono Foundation

  • By: The Cyrus R. Vance Centre for International Justice
  • 05/13/2009
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Mass. Program Provides Pro Bono Help to Indigent Civil Litigants

Attorney General sets up ‘Youth Network’

Students for justice: the Innocence Network

Supporting Students Daunted by University

Keen to Influence the World Before You Begin Practise?

Wrongful Convictions And the Right to Counsel

Lawyers Alliance For New York To Celebrate 40th Anniversary

  • By: The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
  • 05/04/2009
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Responsibility for the Common Good

Matching Needs in the Economic Crisis

City Launches Program to Boost the Ranks of Pro Bono Attorneys

Something Given, Something Gained

  • By: Law.Com/ Texas Lawyer
  • 04/27/2009
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Nonprofits Need Help Now

New Riverside Pastor’s Compensation Splits Congregation

  • By: The New York Times
  • 04/22/2009
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There's Never Been a Better Time to Get Yourself a Lawyer

Google Books Rival Objects to Settlement

Suit Says Faulty Elevators in Public Housing Violate Rights of Tenants

  • By: International Herald Tribune
  • 04/20/2009
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Top Lawyer's Offer to Super Puma Families

Attack of the Babeskis

White House Release of Interrogation Memos May Turn Up Heat on 9th Circuit Judge

Study Urges Overwhelmed Attorneys for the Indigent to Reject New Cases

A Match Made in Court

  • By: The New York Times
  • 04/16/2009
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Drinker Biddle Unveils Memorial Pro Bono Initiative

N.J. Bar Considers Merits of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education

Bloody Australia

Trying to Make Deferrals into Something Positive

$80,000 for a Year Off? She’ll Take It!

  • By: The New York Times
  • 04/12/2009
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What Price Press Freedom?

A 20-Law Firm Pro Bono Effort Prepares to File Scores of Suits over Minneapolis Bridge collapse

Editor's Comment: Opportunity Flops

Christopher Foster's Brother Andrew: My Brother the Murderer

Despite Decimated Job Market, Top Law Students Gather to Further Goal of Changing Big Law Firms

Approach the Bench: A Shot Caller Courtside and on the Bench

Peru Faces Water Versus Oil Dilemma

The Water Cooler

Experienced, Eager to Serve, Will Travel

  • By: The New York Times
  • 04/01/2009
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Economy Prompts N.Y. Courts' New Program for Volunteer Attorneys

Company Donors Propose Big Cuts in Giving

IBM Podcast: Pro Bono Legal Services Are Vital to Nonprofit Organizations

  • By: The New York Times
  • 03/20/2009
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Law Firms Scramble to Place Deferred Associates in Volunteer Posts

Desperately Seeking Volunteer Jobs

Baylor Alum's Pro Bono Work Hits the Silver Screen

  • By: Incisive Media (The Texas Lawyer)
  • 03/17/2009
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Israeli Legal Group Offers Pro Bono Assistance to Gaza Detainees

Editor's Weekly: Spend Your Pennies Wisely

In City of Lawyers, Many Immigrants Fighting Deportation Go It Alone

  • By: The New York Times
  • 03/12/2009
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Plucky Brits Win Battle of the Teapots ...

ABA Study Finds Nearly Three-Fourths Of America's Lawyers Do Pro Bono Work

  • By: Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
  • 03/10/2009
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Law Soc Boss Calls for Pro Bono to Fill CV Gaps

Lawyer 2B Shows A-level Students the Way

Walk the Thames

Revealed: Shortlist for Attorney General's Student Pro Bono Awards

Take Proactive Steps to Avoid a Layoff

Little Voices: Justice for Children GC Speaks Up for Abused Kids

Some Justice Department Lawyers Have Gitmo Conflicts

Pro Bono Help Wanted

Personal Injury Funding in War Zones

This Time, Legal Advice for Immigrants Is Real

  • By: The New York Times
  • 02/24/2009
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Nominations for the 2009 CPBO Partner Award

Homeless Man Fights for Spot on Village Ballot

Petland Discounts: Pro Bono Work for Animal Rights Skyrockets

Walkers Raise Charity Cash on the Thames

Peak Practice

ABA President Urges Nation's Lawyers to Support Jan. 19 Day of Service

Lawyers Join 45-mile Thames Walk for Charity

One Man’s Blanche Is a University’s Infringement

  • By: The New York Times
  • 02/04/2009
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Freshfields Wins London Olympic Gold

Losing Your Job Can Open Door to a New World

JLD chief: pro bono key for recession-proof CV

Final Call for Entries for Attorney General's Pro Bono Awards

"Schar Mitzvah" – The Israel Bar Association Pro Bono Program

  • By: Israel Bar Association
  • 01/20/2009
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Planning a Start-Up? Help and Advice Abound

  • By: The Wall Street Journal
  • 01/18/2009
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H.D. Woodson Star Is Back in Uniform

  • By: The Washington Post
  • 01/17/2009
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Martin Luther King Day of Service - America's Legal Profession Called to Action!

Should Ability to Pay Have Anything to do with Pro Bono Work?

Pro Bono Increasingly Seen as an Investment, Not as a Cost

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