Pro Bono Report 2008: A Silver Lining to Economic Downturn?
Nate Raymond reports in the American Lawyer:
Is it possible that for once, pro bono will be safe from a recession? Nationally, 2007 was a banner year for pro bono work. The average Am Law 100 firm logged 25,893 hours, up 13.2 percent from 2006. Total hours grew to 4.8 million — a record — and the number of lawyers doing more than 20 hours of pro bono work climbed 12 percent, to 38,196. On average, pro bono hours per lawyer climbed 7.7 percent to 53.6.