Thomson Reuters highlights three key takeaways from the 2016 PBI Annual Conference for in-house counsel leading their pro bono programs.

PBI’s 2016 Annual Conference highlights critical problems and innovative solutions to access to justice on topics such as the global mass migration crisis, justice deserts, and representing children and adolescents.

The pro bono efforts of legal staff at BNY Mellon and Best Buy Co., Inc. exemplify the range of pro bono work being performed by in-house legal department.

The legal department of Blackstone Group recently formalizes its pro bono program.

The legal department of salesforce.com inc. partnered with Morrison & Foerster, Justice & Diversity Center, and Swords to Plowshares to provide vital pro bono legal services to veterans at 2nd Annual Service 4 Service Clinic.

Led by General Counsel Dana O’Brien and staffed by an eager department of volunteers, CenterPoint Energy’s pro bono efforts were supercharged in one award-winning year.

The time constraints faced by legal departments that make providing pro bono legal services a challenge can be overcome with teamwork, project selection, and guidance.

In-house pro bono efforts, supported by PBI founder Esther Lardent and CPBO, have flourished to help address the unmet legal needs of millions across the country, but the gap in access to justice remains vast.

Nationwide Insurance Assistant General Counsel and Pro Bono Coordinator Eric Henricks is recognized by the Legal Aid Society of Columbus for his outstanding, long-term commitment to pro bono.

Lawyers from salesforce.com, inc partner with Baker & McKenzie to create a toolkit to support the adjudication of terrorism cases by judges in South Asia.