Pro Bono Hours Rise at Major U.S. Law Firms
Thursday, July 30, 2009
- Organization: Law.Com
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(...) A survey by the Pro Bono Institute at Georgetown University Law Center found that pro bono hours increased by 13 percent in 2008 among 135 of the firms involved in the institute's Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge -- a jump the report called "extraordinary." (...)
Esther Lardent, president and chief executive officer of the institute, said that tough economic times in the past have spurred law firms to pull back on pro bono efforts and concentrate on money-making projects. That hasn't happened this time around.
