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Pro Bono Happy Hour

Lively conversations about law firm pro bono news, infrastructure, and best practices featuring insightful and entertaining expert guests from PBI’s Law Firm Pro Bono Project member firms, and Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge® signatories, Corporate Pro Bono Challenge® signatories, and from other pro bono and access to justice champions and leaders.

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Duane Morris: Combatting HIV Criminalization

Through an innovative pro bono partnership, Duane Morris LLP* and Gilead Sciences are combatting HIV criminalization, supporting people living with HIV who face unjust criminal charges, sex offender registry requirements and other legal consequences rooted in outdated science and stigma. In this Challenge Signatory Showcase episode of the Pro Bono Happy Hour podcast, Nihad Mansour, Associate…

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Hallway Conversations at the PBI Annual Conference

At the PBI 2026 Annual Conference held in Washington, D.C., Nihad Mansour, host of the PBI Pro Bono Happy Hour podcast, and Alicia Aiken, host of the Practising Law Institute Pursuing Justice podcast, recorded interviews with Conference attendees. This special, collaborative episode features inspiring pro bono stories and insights from a few of those interviewees, including Sirena Castillo…

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Corebridge Financial: From Courtrooms to Forever Homes

Corebridge Financial partners with the Alliance for Children’s Rights in Southern California to help children in foster care find permanent homes through adoption and legal guardianship. Through this initiative, Corebridge attorneys and paralegals prepare adoption documents and represent families in court, ensuring adoptions are finalized on National Adoption Days. Their work has brought joy to…

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Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP – Righting the Wrong: The Power of Pro Bono

Kramer Levin’s commitment to justice is powerfully exemplified in its pro bono work to overturn the wrongful conviction of Anthony Hall, who spent 26 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Through relentless legal advocacy, strategic litigation, and an impactful partnership with Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project, the firm fought to expose critical flaws in the case – from unreliable…

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Two Pro Bono Projects Expanding Legal Access: Accenture

Accenture has been a leader in expanding legal access, with impactful projects like Disability:In and a name change pro bono initiative in Brazil with NGO Casa Florescer. These efforts highlight how in-house legal teams can structure and deliver different pro bono legal services, even within the same corporation. In this Challenge Signatory Showcase episode of the Pro Bono Happy Hour podcast,…

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Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga—Voices for Change: Pro Bono Advocacy for Social Justice in Brazil

Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga has been a trailblazer in advancing access to justice in Brazil, dedicating its pro bono efforts to some of the most pressing social issues. Their work addresses racial discrimination, women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and refugee protection, leaving a profound and lasting impact on both individuals and communities. In 2023 alone, the firm provided…

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Citigroup Inc. Building Bridges through Pro Bono

The St. Louis Pro Bono Partnership is a remarkable collaboration involving three key organizations, Citigroup Inc. (Citi), Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, and the local legal aid organization, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, that are focused on providing legal support to underserved communities. The partnership is a testament to the impact that can be achieved through collaboration. From elderly…

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Entergy Legal Department–Lighting Up Justice: The Spark of EmPOWERing Pro Bono Day

In 2022, Corporate Pro Bono (CPBO), the global in-house project of Pro Bono Institute (PBI), partnered with the legal department of Entergy Corporation and Edison Electric Institute (EEI) to establish EmPOWERing Pro Bono Day. EmPOWERing Pro Bono Day is an annual day of pro bono service for volunteer attorneys and legal staff from electric and gas companies. For the past two years on EmPOWERing Pro…

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP: Creatively Redressing the Criminalization of Marijuana Use

In partnership with The Bronx Defenders, Cleary attorneys have been supporting the launch of New York State’s Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary licensing program. The first of its kind, this program prioritizes licensing individuals affected by the past criminalization of marijuana use. We spoke with Cleary Gottlieb Pro Bono Counsel, Katherine Hughes, for this PBEye Signatory Showcase…

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GSK Empowering New Beginnings: Pro Bono Efforts to Secure Identity and Support for the Homeless

In 2023, 148 members of GSK's Legal and Compliance Department global pro bono program served 160 clients,providing over 1200 hours of service. Since 2015, GSK has partnered with Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP), an organization that provides free legal services to individuals and families who experience or face homelessness in Philadelphia. GSK lawyers and legal professionals assist with securing…

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