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Law Practice

Nov. 18, 2008

Making Pro Bono Work at Large Law Firms

Jayne Fleming is full-time pro bono counsel at Reed Smith, a position she worked to create after spending several years balancing free work with billable cases.

By Amelia Hansen
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Jayne Fleming has a window office overlooking Lake Merritt in Oakland. She travels for work, nationally and abroad. She makes six figures a year.

Her clients don't pay a dime.

Fleming is full-time pro bono counsel at Reed Smith, a position she worked to create after spending several years balancing free work with billable cases. Earlier this year, she won asylum for a young man from Kazakhstan ...

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