Pro Bono Net's Pro Bono Manager™ is a hosted web application that significantly increases law firms' capacity to manage and promote their pro bono work.

Pro Bono Manager's customized, web-based tools enable pro bono coordinators to:
• more efficiently manage the firm's pro bono case load
• raise the internal profile of the firm's pro bono program
• increase volunteer participation among attorneys and the quality of support and oversight provided to them
• automate the creation of reports about the firm's pro bono work

Operating as a secure, seamless extension of a law firm's intranet, the platform integrates data from internal personnel,
billing, time keeping and docketing systems with content aggregated by Pro Bono Net from the public interest legal community, including practice materials, volunteer opportunities, training events and news.

Benefits
• Significant time savings and increased productivity for a law firm's pro bono coordinator through automation of labor-intensive reporting and other administrative tasks
• More efficient support for attorneys, who can more easily navigate the firm's volunteer program and find pro bono opportunities, practice materials and other lawyers with whom to collaborate
• Improved oversight of pro bono cases, which helps firms avoid risk and cost of mishandled matters
• Increased pro bono participation, which in turn:
- Enables the firm to support individuals, organizations and communities that would not otherwise have access to legal services
- Provides meaningful training opportunities for new attorneys
- Allows firms to attract and retain the best talent, reducing turnover and associated costs
- Wins awards, attracts good press, and improves law firm stature

Features
Pro Bono Manager™ can be customized to include the following:
• Tools to match attorney interests and expertise with up-to-date pro bono
opportunities from numerous outside provider agencies
• Library (including internal and external resources) with up-to-date pleadings, forms,
and training materials
• Email tools pro bono coordinators can use to distribute information regarding trainings, volunteer opportunities and other
practice materials across multiple offices and solicit case updates from lawyers with active cases; reports can be submitted online
• Reporting tools for in-house reports and external surveys including:
- by referring organization
- by substantive area
- by department
- by office location
- by qualifying standard (e.g. American Lawyer, Pro Bono Institute Law Firm Challenge, Vault, etc.)
• Pro Bono Questionnaire to record and store individual lawyer areas of interest, experience and availability
• Case Overview allowing coordinators to monitor and re-staff matters as needed
• Calendar, News and Roster containing detailed lawyer profiles

Technology
Pro Bono Manager™ is built on Microsoft's SharePoint and SQL Reporting Services. Pro Bono Net partnered with XMLaw, a leading provider of SharePoint products to the legal industry and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, to build the platform.

Pro Bono Manager™ integrates with a law firm's systems immediately, without the need for additional programming, and administrators do not need special technological skills. It's designed for optimal security, accessible only to users who have been authenticated within the firm's intranet or secure web portal. The service can carry individual firms' branding, and can be customized around the pro bono information needs and day-to-day work of each subscribing firm.