Lawyer Recruiting: Pro Bono

A part of our commitment to community service, we provide thousands of hours in free legal time to handling pro bono legal aid matters and court-appointed cases; and support, with time and money, a variety of cultural, advocacy and recreational programs. We’re involved in death penalty cases, child support enforcement prosecutions, housing law cases, battered spouse representations, wills and powers of attorney, court-appointed criminal defense, and general counseling for nonprofit groups.

Our work has included helping a refugee from Somalia living in the United States to win political asylum; handling criminal appeals for indigent defendants; and obtaining contested insurance coverage regarding a potentially serious loss for a nonprofit, charitable organization that grants final wishes to adults with terminal illnesses.

In each of our offices, we administer programs that allow associates to represent clients in appointed cases in various federal courts. Under the supervision of partners experienced in appellate advocacy, associates engage in all client contact, brief preparation and oral argument. All participants are provided with preparatory mock arguments, and are encouraged to attend the arguments of their co-participants and engage in follow-up critiques. Pro bono hours are fully credited as billable hours, for purposes of tracking annual hours billed.