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Georgetown Law Creates Pro Bono Firm for D.C. Residents.

25 Saturday Apr 2015

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Recent Links and Articles

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Barco 2.0: Law Library Reference, D.C. Affordable Law Firm, Georgetown Law, Pro Bono

Georgetown Law Designs Firm To Help Low-Income Individuals, Barco 2.0: Law Library Reference

http://tinyurl.com/nqwfalf

Georgetown Law has announced that it has teamed up with law firms DLA Piper and Arent Fox to create a new nonprofit law firm designed to help low-income individuals with their civil law needs. Named the D.C. Affordable Law Firm (DCALF), it will be a nonprofit low bono law firm that will provide affordable, high quality legal services to D.C. residents who do not qualify for free legal aid and to small businesses and nonprofits in the District. The anticipated opening date is October 2015. . . .

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Lawyer/Nonprofit Connect.

28 Saturday Mar 2015

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Law Office Management, Pro Bono

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Barco 2.0: Law Library, Lawyer/Nonprofit Connect, Non-Profit, Pro Bono

New Website Connects Lawyers, Non-Profits, by Barco 2.0: Law Library Reference

http://tinyurl.com/ns3rokp

A new website called, appropriately, Lawyer/Nonprofit Connect was launched recently. The site is designed to enable nonprofit organizations to easily find interested lawyers to serve on their boards, and conversely, lawyers to easily find nonprofit boards on which to serve. . . .

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Pro Bono Isn’t Charity – It’s A Duty.

19 Monday Jan 2015

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Law Office Management, Legal Ethics, Pro Bono

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ALM, Aric Press, Kevin O'Keefe, Legal Ethics, Pro Bono, Scott H. Greenfield, Self-Regulation, Simple Justice Blog

Half Court Press, by Scott H. Greenfield, Simple Justice Blog

http://blog.simplejustice.us/2015/01/18/half-court-press/

That law is a profession, not just a business, has long been a theme here, and I haven’t been shy about pounding that theme whenever possible. And yet, I’m particularly wary when the theme is used in ways that blow beyond professionalism as a weapon against lawyers.

Aric Press, retiring from his 16 years as Editor in Chief of ALM (formerly American Lawyer Media), offered his parting thoughts in a paywalled post that was partially copied by Kevin O’Keefe. Among his ‘lessons’ learned while getting his ALM big guy paycheck was this:

Pro bono isn’t charity. I cringed recently when I heard a longtime public interest lawyer refer to pro bono work as what big-firm lawyers do so they’ll have something to put on their tombstones. I’m not that cynical. I think it’s work that lawyers do because they belong to a profession, and professions have obligations to the broader society in which they operate. Otherwise they don’t deserve the privilege of self-regulation and the honor of a special status in our courts. Part of the price for that status is serving those who can’t afford legal services. It’s a duty, in my view, but also an act of self-protection. With outside investment money beginning to slosh around the legal world, the question of bar regulation will be visited again in your futures. If you want to maintain the current framework, you have to pay the dues. It’s a profession, if you choose to keep it one. . . .

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Pro Bono Resource for Immigration Attorneys.

10 Sunday Aug 2014

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Immigration Law

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Immigration, Immigration Advocates, Pro Bono, Pro Bono Resource Lawyers

Immigration Advocates, Pro Bono Resource Lawyers

http://www.immigrationadvocates.org/probono/

A simple Google search for immigration pro bono attorneys will lead you to many websites that will connect you to quality, helpful resources. This is only one of them. It provides podcasts, a volunteer guide, library, web links, and more. You will find more links to other pro bono immigration lawyer resources on the right-hand side of the page under “Partners.” -CCE

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