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Dell Legal Presents Baker Botts with 2012 Pro Bono Excellence Award
April 3, 2012
Dell’s legal team presented its 2012 Pro Bono Excellence Award to Baker Botts L.L.P. for the law firm’s extensive work with Dell Legal.
Read MoreCPBO Spotlight On: Aetna, Inc.
March 13, 2012
CPBO recognizes the success of Aetna, Inc.’s pro bono program, which was founded in 1981. Aetna’s legal department participates in programs such as the Connecticut Lawyers’ Legal Aid to the Elderly, Lawyers for Children America, among many others.
Read MoreThe Age of Skilled Volunteerism
March 2, 2012
The PBEye ponders Evan Hochberg of Deloitte’s article in the Huffington Post regarding the exponentially higher monetary value of skilled volunteerism in comparison to that of traditional volunteer services.
Read MoreLetter from Esther: What CSR Teaches Us About Pro Bono
February 27, 2012
The parallels between CSR and pro bono are obvious. Read about some of the aspects of CSR that have taken hold in the legal community.
Read MoreBolstering Pro Bono with Public Interest Funding
February 24, 2012
Harvard Law’s One Day’s Work program, through which second-year law students working as summer associates contribute a day’s salary and work to support classmates working without pay for public interest organizations, demonstrates the growing interest in pro bono work among generation Y lawyers.
Read MoreStepping Stones to More In-House Pro Bono
February 21, 2012
Pro bono legal work was once the sole province of law firms. But no more. Now that terrain is increasingly inhabited by in-house legal departments, too.
Read MoreCPBO Spotlight On: The Williams Companies
February 15, 2012
The Williams Companies maintains a strong pro bono program with focuses on elder care, guardian ad litem cases, and also partners with external organizations to run the Courthouse Assistance Program.
Read More2011 In-House Pro Bono Lessons Learned
February 8, 2012
CPBO shares 10 lessons learned from the experiences of various legal departments.
Read MoreCorporate Counsels Increase Pro Bono and Pressure Outside Firms to Do So, Too
February 7, 2012
Legal departments went from being a non-factor in pro bono only five years ago to being a driving force today.
Read MoreVerizon Communications Inc. Pro Bono Policy
February 7, 2012
VERIZON LEGAL DEPARTMENT PRO BONO POLICY I. Policy Statement Verizon is committed to providing the highest quality communications services to its customers. Verizon’s services are indispensible to millions of individuals, charities, businesses, and governments, and the communications enabled by Verizon’s networks facilitate relationships, aid, and commerce worldwide. Verizon’s employees deliver these services with a focus […]
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