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July 12, 2007

Large Law Firms & Opportunities for Pro Bono Work

If you are worried that by joining a large law firm you won't be able to commit real time to pro bono work, think again. According to the July 2007 issue of The American Lawyer, last year nearly 40% of the lawyers in the

Am Law 200
did at least 20 hours of pro bono work -- in 2000, the figure was just 29%. In 2006 the
Am Law 200
firms performed about 4.2 million hours, an increase of about 480,000 hours from the year before.

Posted by smp20 at July 12, 2007 01:13 PM