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Tuesday 21 June 2011

Pro Bono

Many attorneys lend their services at no charge, which is known as pro bono work. More than 70 percent of lawyers polled by the American Bar Association say they provide pro bono work, according to a 2009 news release from the University of Buffalo. This is a 10 percent increase from 2004. The university references published works---" Private Lawyers and the Public Interest: The Evolving Role of Pro Bono in the Legal Profession"---that examine free legal services during economically difficult times. The upswing in pro bono services is related to the deep cuts in government assistance for the poor, the university says. In addition, law firms are viewed more favorably by the public when they accept pro bono cases.



“Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.”
- John Hathway

24 comments:

  1. Working pro bono is grand, indeed.

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  2. i really like that quote. it makes a lot of sense to me at this time of my life

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  3. Keep up these excelliant quotes!

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  4. This would really be a nice thing to do if one was a mega rich lawyer in a mega huge law-firm.

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  5. really good read and an even better quote!

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  6. never thought that many lawyers would work for free

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  7. Pro Bono sounds really good, especially for those people that are in need!

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  8. many lawyers take that risk because they might end up winning!

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  9. Interesting, nice post.

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  10. Is it really, really, free? I mean, I can't really imagine lawyers working for absolutely no fee.

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  11. Nice to see lawyers taking on case for free

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  12. When i saw Bono i thought in U2, lol.

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  13. That's a great quote, also an interesting fact.

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  14. I love the quotes.
    I also had no idea that so many lawyers offered Pro Bono, that's actually probably really useful information.

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  15. So they use free work to upgrade?

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  16. Dang! I cant imagine working for free. lol.

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  17. Interesting, i didn't knwo this XD

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  18. Pro Bono is good for just about any career path.

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  19. Pro bono work is good for the comunity ;D

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  20. I’m surprised. 70% is a very large number. But how many lawyers were polled?

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