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Justice-for-All Theme Undergirds Microsoft’s 20-Year-Old Pro Bono Program
November 27, 2023
Law.com November 27, 2023 Now in its 20th year, the Microsoft Corporate, External & Legal Affairs department’s Pro Bono Program has donated about 60,000 pro bono hours. Among the program’s signature initiatives is Kids in Need of Defense (KIND, a legal services organization Microsoft co-founded in 2008 with the goal of ensuring that no child […]
Read MoreMeet the Attorneys Offering ‘Life-Changing’ Volunteer Legal Aid
July 17, 2023
3BL CSRwire July 17, 2023 Truist’s legal teammates collaborate with law firms and nonprofits to lead license restoration clinics. With partner Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, for example, Truist volunteers have helped nearly 300 people develop driver’s license restoration plans. Read more…
Read MoreBMO legal department’s pro bono efforts cross borders
April 18, 2023
Canadian Lawyer April 18, 2023 Law firms seem to do a much better job touting their pro bono work – not to mention themselves – than do in-house legal departments. Surprising it may be, then, to discover that more than 100 legal departments participated in staffing Pro Bono Ontario’s free legal advice hotline in the […]
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