Leveraging Pro Bono: The Business Case for Assisting the Indigent

It is our professional responsibility as attorneys to provide our legal services, pro bono, to the indigent and the ­community organizations that support them. This ethical duty of helping the disfranchised, codified into Rule 6.1 of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, is at the heart of a socially responsible lawyer's mission. While we rightfully look at pro bono services primarily through the lens of helping the less fortunate, this altruistic ­service can also be a mechanism for young attorneys to develop their legal skills and ­expand their horizons.

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