Pro Bono 2010: Still Growing
Friday, July 02, 2010
- Organization: American Lawyer.com
- Link: http://www.law.com
- Source: Pennsylvania
This article from American Lawyer.com examines pro bono participation trends at Am Law 200 firms in 2009.
It finds that despite the prevalence of deferrals and layoffs last year, the Am Law 200's aggregate pro bono numbers were steady.
Pro bono hours showed a 2 percent increase from 2008. Average hours per lawyer was flat, and the percentage of lawyers with 20 hours or more of pro bono work dipped only 1 percent, to 47.5.
These results in the face of decreasing numbers of attorneys is attributed to the fact that some firms stepped up their pro bono participation efforts.
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