Pro Bono News
Leveraging Pro Bono: The Business Case for Assisting the Indigent
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
- The Daily Intelligencer
- Link: http://www.thelegalintelligencer.com
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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