The Virginia Supreme court approves a rule amendment that removes restrictions limiting certified in-house counsel’s ability to provide pro bono work.

The Supreme Court of Arkansas adopted language that allows non-admitted attorneys, including in-house counsel, to provide legal services to persons of limited means.

At a ceremony on January 25, 2011, the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Dell Inc., Larry Tu, presented two law firms with Dell’s inaugural Pro Bono Award.

The legal departments at TXU Energy, Luminant, and Energy Future Holdings Corp. in partnership with Corporate Pro Bono (CPBO), TXU Energy AidSM, and Vinson & Elkins LLP, hosted a CPBO Clinic in a Box℠ program on January 25, 2011, to provide valuable pro bono legal assistance to Texas nonprofits that provide assistance to underserved communities in the Dallas area.

Washington, D.C. – March 4, 2011 – The Pro Bono Institute (PBI) has selected Intel Corporation as the 2011 Laurie D. Zelon Pro Bono Award winner for its outstanding commitment to pro bono service. The award will be presented at PBI’s Annual Seminar and Forum on In-House Pro Bono Reception later today.

“We saw a need in the community, and in line with our corporate mission, we decided it was time to start giving back.” These words have been uttered by many corporate counsel explaining why their departments decided to implement a formal corporate pro bono program. And while American Airlines wasn’t different in this respect, after the program had been in place a few years, the airline kicked it up a notch.

On February 1, 2011, Corporate Pro Bono hosted a Clinic in a BoxSM program in partnership with the Colorado Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel, the Community Resource Center, the Colorado Nonprofit Association, Colorado Lawyers Committee, and Hogan Lovells LLP. The Clinic, an off-the-shelf pro bono program developed by Corporate Pro Bono for in-house counsel, attracted 25 volunteers from the greater Denver area.