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Why Do Firms "Care" So Much about Pro Bono?
| Electric Chest-beating Useless Brakes | 06/07/12 |
| Mauve love of her life | 06/07/12 |
| Cordovan wagecucks | 06/07/12 |
| green volcanic crater | 06/07/12 |
| Cordovan wagecucks | 06/07/12 |
| Yapping church building tank | 06/07/12 |
| green volcanic crater | 06/07/12 |
| Yapping church building tank | 06/07/12 |
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| green volcanic crater | 06/07/12 |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 2:04 PM Author: Electric Chest-beating Useless Brakes It's not like corporations where people care about their philanthropy. Most people don't even know what Sidley Austin is, much less whether they help some people on asylum cases. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965659&forum_id=2#20843007) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 2:06 PM Author: Mauve love of her life it's important to appear to be committed to pro bono for recruiting purposes -- especially for attracting girls and ttt minorities. these types need to be sold on some bullshit that the firm is humane and compassionate. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965659&forum_id=2#20843025) |
Date: June 7th, 2012 2:04 PM Author: Cordovan wagecucks They don't. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965659&forum_id=2#20843013) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 2:08 PM Author: green volcanic crater A lot of them do legal work on the philanthropic causes of wealthy clients, in order to build a stronger relationship with the client. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965659&forum_id=2#20843034) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 2:09 PM Author: Cordovan wagecucks Richard Mellon Scaife asks for pro bono on Karl Rove's 501c4 why (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965659&forum_id=2#20843042) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 3:03 PM Author: Yapping church building tank The overwhelming majority of pro-bono work is nothing at all like this. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965659&forum_id=2#20843259) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 3:06 PM Author: green volcanic crater I didn't say the majority, but a decent percentage is.
The other reason firms care is for publicity: awards, rankings, etc. |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 3:13 PM Author: Yapping church building tank Not even a decent percentage.
Pro Bono work at big law firms comes from no name individuals who contact organizations like Legal Aid and Lawyers Alliance. These organizations have relationships with big law firms and direct the work to the firms to work on.
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Date: June 7th, 2012 3:45 PM Author: Fantasy-prone primrose orchestra pit quadroon You are such a moron. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965659&forum_id=2#20843405) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 3:52 PM Author: green volcanic crater I'm not just talking about individuals. I mean corporate clients as well.
I've done plenty of that type of pro bono work, and I know certain firms, and certain offices of firms, that do a lot of it as well.
My point was that at least one reason to do pro bono is for service to existing clients. I wouldn't say it's the main reason by any means, but it's there and people don't generally think about it. |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 2:09 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle rose rigor Gives some training to young associates who are often doing crap work. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965659&forum_id=2#20843043) |