Pro Bono
Nov. 4, 2009
The New Face of Pro Bono: In-House Corporate Legal Staff
Esther F. Lardent of the Pro Bono Institute finds an under-tapped resource in corporate legal staff.
By Esther F. Lardent
More than 75,000 lawyers (and an equal or larger number of non-lawyer legal staff) practice in an in-house setting at corporations and other entities. Until recently, very few of these lawyers participated in pro bono service, and those that did so typically undertook pro bono work on their own initiative without the knowledge or support of their legal department employer. Although there are notable exceptions (the first formal in-hou...
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