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US: New York corporate lawyers eyed for pro bono help
- 7/19/2013
- The Associated Press
- Link: http://www.newsday.com
- Source: Misc National Sites > IBA International Pro Bono
New York's chief judge is looking at corporate in-house lawyers to help fill the need for legal services for those who can't afford it.
Judge Jonathan Lippman has named a new committee to examine ways some 9,000 in-house lawyers who are not now admitted to practice law in New York can help meet the legal needs of the state's poor.