Leaders of corporate legal departments—representing technology, pharmaceutical, media, entertainment, retail and manufacturing, among other industries—urged Congress in a letter on Tuesday to preserve the LSC at a funding level of $450 million, essentially the same amount it received in fiscal year 2010 adjusted for inflation. The LSC’s fiscal 2017 budget request was $502 million.

On February 16, PBI hosted the webinar “In-House Pro Bono Partnership: Self Help Resource Center” which provided an in-depth look at the 2016 CPBO Partner Award Recipients.

PBI and CPBO are pleased to announce the recipient of the 2017 Laurie D. Zelon Pro Bono Award: The Legal Department of Exelon Corporation.

Top lawyers at Atlanta’s largest companies discuss the benefits of pro bono at Legal Services Corp. session “The Role of Corporate Counsel in Expanding Access to Justice”.

On November 11, Quarles & Brady*† hosted its 2016 Annual Legal Ethics Seminar with a focus on the ethics of in-house pro bono.

Companies are increasingly integrating their corporate social responsibility and pro bono programs to the benefit of all involved.

Corporate Pro Bono welcomes five new legal departments to their list of nearly 150 Corporate Pro Bono Challenge® signatories.

Brackett Denniston and Ben Heineman, both former general counsels of General Electric Company discuss the future of pro bono and access to justice at the Esther F. Lardent Leadership in Pro Bono Series.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court approves a change to its practice rules to remove restrictions on registered in-house counsel’s ability to engage in pro bono services.

It is with profound sorrow that PBI marks the passing of its founder Esther F. Lardent who has been a leading voice in the cause of equal access to justice and an important agent in the transformation of pro bono legal services.