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.

A recent program in Minneapolis exemplifies the increasingly collaborative and strategic approach that major firms and in-house departments are bringing to the “justice gap” crisis.

LinkedIn recognizes it is critical to build a sustainable model for pro bono work. The department recently brainstormed about how their department can do so.

CPBO, the legal department of Yahoo! Inc., Fenwick & West LLP, and the Justice & Diversity Center of The San Francisco Bar Association co-hosted a Clinic in a Box® program for in-house volunteers from several of Yahoo! Inc.’s Bay Area offices.

The PBEye provides an overview of the projects from the Marketplace of Ideas session held at the 2013 PBI Annual Conference.

The PBEye provides an overview of the projects from the Transactional Marketplace of Ideas session held at the 2013 PBI Annual Conference.

Wyndham Worldwide receives the 2013 Innovation Award from Kids in Need of Defense for its pro bono work.

PBI hosts the webinar “The Ethics of Unbundled Legal Services: Limited-Scope Representation and Pro Bono.” Unbundled legal services, also known as limited-scope or limited assistance representation, is an increasingly popular model for assisting as many needy clients as possible.

LegalCORPS plans to expand its popular pro bono service to small businesses in Greater Minnesota with the assistance of several legal departments.