Pro Bono Happy Hour

PBI talks to Perkins Coie's Leah Medway about her career, the firm's pro bono program, the access to justice culture in Seattle, the documentary "The Chance for a New Life -- The Sara Kruzan Story," and more.

PBI talks to the Legal Services Corporation’s Ron Flagg about his career, his transition to LSC from private practice, his experience leading a law firm pro bono program while he was at Sidley Austin, LSC’s current challenges and opportunities, and more.

PBI talks to Davis Wright Tremaine's Julie Orr about the firm's pro bono program, pro bono valentines and heart of justice award, medical-legal partnerships, supporting survivors of domestic violence, and more.

PBI talks to Bill Belitsky of Paul Hastings about why pro bono isn't just for litigators, his career, the firm's pro bono program, and more.

We open the archives to share our discussion with Munger, Tolles & Olson's Don Verrilli from 2015, when he was serving as the Solicitor General of the United States. You'll hear about his goal of spending 10 percent of his time each year representing pro bono clients and how he learned to be a "good lawyer" by doing pro bono work. Pro bono wasn't a "detriment" -- to the contrary, his pro bono expe...

Our pro bono mega-mailbag continues. In part two, the Law Firm Pro Bono Project answers questions from listeners about the 2017 PBI Conference (0:34), what's keeping us busy these days (11:59),and our upcoming annual Report on the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge® (12:46).

At long last, another pro bono mailbag episode. In part one, we answer questions from listeners about pro bono in pop culture (1:04), reading recommendations (11:08), and our "favorite" and most-requested publications (14:15).

PBI talks to Seyfarth Shaw's Kimberly McClain about the firm's pro bono program, applying project management principles to organizational pro bono clients, cultivating a social media presence, the firm's "guideposts of Compassion, Action, and Impact," and more.

PBI talks to Norah Rogers of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough about the firm's pro bono program, impact litigation, efforts to help the homeless and veterans, assisting unique clients such as the Burrito Riders, and more.

PBI talks to Fenwick & West's Hilarie Atkisson about her career, the intersection of pro bono and corporate social responsibility (CSR), the Justice Bus, the access to justice culture in the San Francisco Bay Area, and more.

PBI talks to Cozen O'Connor's Hayes Hunt about his career, the firm's pro bono program, meaningful pro bono matters, the pro bono culture in Philadelphia, and more.

Check out our guest appearance on The Librarian Is In, The New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.

PBI talks to Buckley Sandler's Stephanie Schlatter about her career, the firm's emerging pro bono program, March Madness, and more.

PBI talks to Robins Kaplan's Patrick Arenz about his career, chairing the firm's Pro Bono Committee; a new trial advocacy initiative to support survivors of domestic abuse while promoting lawyer professional development and mentorship, and more.

PBI talks to Elizabeta (Liz) Markuci of Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) about pro bono initiatives to support immigrants, the value of storytelling, the importance of self-care, her pro bono role models, and more.

The Law Firm Pro Bono Project offers a preview of the 2017 PBI Annual Conference. We explore what's new this year, opportunities for networking, cutting-edge issues that will be featured, and more.

PBI talks to Anne Helms of DLA Piper about her career, the access to justice culture in Chicago, the Woodlawn Legal Clinic, the firm's Krantz Fellowship Program, and more.

PBI talks to Jerri Shick of O'Melveny & Myers about the firm's pro bono program, her leadership of Bet Tzedek's Holocaust Survivors' Justice Network, providing pro bono assistance in Haiti to survivors of a catastrophic earthquake, and more.

Ripped from the headlines, PBI welcomes back Ellyn Josef of Vinson & Elkins to talk about how a recent presidential executive order mobilized pro bono lawyers and inspired airport campouts and engagement.

PBI talks to Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft's Annie Mohan about her career, the firm's pro bono program, the legal community's response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, affinity networks and pro bono, and more.

PBI talks to Ellyn Josef of Vinson & Elkins about her career, the pro bono culture in Houston, "virtual pro bono clinics," assisting Holocaust survivors, and more.

PBI continues our conversation with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom's Don Salzman about the firm's pro bono program, its global Impact Project, and more.

PBI talks to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom's Don Salzman about his career, indigent criminal defense work, the Norfolk Four, the Clemency Project 2014, and more.

PBI talks to Columbia Law School's Laren Spirer about pro bono opportunities for law students, spring break caravans, "mandatory" pro bono, and more.

PBI talks to the president of Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), Wendy Young, about providing pro bono representation to unaccompanied immigrant and refugee children.