Pro Bono

(Postponed) VOLS Leadership Summit 2020: Pro Bono and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

*Please note that the VOLS event scheduled for March 11th has been postponed.  Please visit the VOLS website at https://volsprobono.org/ for rescheduling information. The Legal…

Legal Executive Institute January 13, 2020

Forum Magazine: Brownstein — Expanding Avenues for Access to Justice and Service

Lawyers in the United States have a long-standing commitment to providing pro bono service, and leading law firms actively encourage this provision of legal services…

Bill Josten October 29, 2019

Celebrating International Women’s Day through Pro Bono Work and Partnership

In a first of its kind workshop to celebrate International Women’ Day, Thomson Reuters TrustLaw — the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global pro bono legal program…

Transforming Womens Leadership March 13, 2019

Immigration Night at the Pro Bono Civil Clinic (Part 2)

This is the conclusion of a blog post I had written about a Civil Clinic I started in Richmond, Va. more than 11 years ago.…

Robert F. Redmond Jr. November 28, 2016

Immigration Night at the Pro Bono Clinic

It’s 7:20 pm on the third Monday of the month, and that means Immigration Night at the Pro Bono Clinic. The waiting room is packed…

Robert F. Redmond Jr. November 08, 2016

Verizon GC Discusses Pro Bono, Access to Justice in New CPBO Podcast Series

Corporate Pro Bono (CPBO) has launched a new podcast series to shed some light into the world of in-house pro bono. CPBO is a venture launched in…

Legal Executive Institute September 15, 2016

Law Firm Leaders Looks Back: William C. Hubbard on Access to Justice

With the 21st Annual Law Firm Leaders Forum just around the corner, it reminded me of one recent conversation I had during last year’s event…

Gregg Wirth September 12, 2016

TrustLaw Index Shows Pro Bono is Thriving Globally with Small Firms Leading the Way

Pro bono is thriving, according to the results of the third TrustLaw Index of Pro Bono, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global benchmark mapping the scale…

Monique Villa September 06, 2016

Video: Foundation CEO Monique Villa on the Expansion of TrustLaw and Global Pro Bono

Monique Villa, CEO of the Thomson Reuters Foundation and Founder of TrustLaw and the Trust Conference, describes how TrustLaw — the Foundation's global pro bono program — has spread the…

Legal Executive Institute August 18, 2016

Benchmarking In-House Pro Bono: CPBO Challenge Hits 10-Year Milestone

At the urging of chief legal officers, Corporate Pro Bono (CPBO) launched the Corporate Pro Bono Challenge® initiative in 2006. A unique effort to encourage,…

Eve Runyon May 23, 2016

Crawl, Walk, Run: Building Corporate Pro Bono Programs

WASHINGTON, DC — Cherry blossoms were budding along the National Mall in Washington DC, and just a few blocks away, so were ideas about developing…

Bernadette Bulacan March 29, 2016

The Best of the Profession: Pro Bono at the PBI Annual Conference

Later this month, the Pro Bono Institute (PBI) will host a unique event, convening pro bono leaders from law firms, legal departments and public interest…

Eve Runyon March 16, 2016