CSX’s legal department participates in a medial-legal partnership to provide legal assistance to low-income patients in Jacksonville, FL.

CPBO provided updated information regarding MJP for the CCJ’s January 2012 meeting and the CCJ/COSCA annual meeting last month.

The 2012 Benchmarking Survey found that 61% of responding legal departments require their attorneys to undertake pro bono representations as an individual, while the remaining 39% permit attorneys to undertake pro bono representations as a representative of the company.

Laura Stein, senior vice president-general counsel of The Clorox Company details how pro bono done by corporate attorneys can be used to help bridge the “justice gap.”

New York Chief Judge Lippman announces the formation of a statewide committee to facilitate pro bono efforts of in-house counsel.

Exelon, Drinker Biddle, and National Immigrant Justice Center hold a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals legal clinic in Chicago.

CPBO, the Chicago ACC Chapter, DLA Piper LLP, and The Law Project recently co-hosted a Clinic in a Box® program at DLA Piper’s Chicago office.

In a short period of time, BNY Mellon’s legal department has put together a formal pro bono program consisting of projects that draw on the bank’s expertise and employee interests.

In recognition of Independence Day, The PBEye highlights some of the ways people work to bring life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to others through pro bono.

Barnes & Thornburg, Central Ohio ACC Chapter, United Way of Central Ohio, and CPBO co-hosted a Clinic in a Box® program, in which volunteer attorneys assisted local nonprofit organizations.