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...school graduates do not choose to make their livings practicing public service law. The National Law Journal claims that only two percent of law grads go into public service law, as opposed to the 63.5 percent who take their first jobs with private firms. And the much-touted pro bono work that some private firms undertake is largely insignificant. Some firms use the allure of pro bono work to attract new associates, but few if any actually require such public service efforts from their employees...
Among the incidents cited in the students' complaint was one in which Donziger--under the auspices of "The Record Staff"--wrote an article about a national campaign for a pro bono requirement, an effort which he himself has spearheaded...
...interview yesterday, Donziger contested the impropriety of his actions, saying they do not represent a conflict of interest. In addition, he said the only time he writes stories for The Record, such as the one about the national pro bono effort, is when a writer assigned to the story fails to complete the article...
Jason Adkins, a coordinator of the Harvardprogram who also sits on Clark's public interestadvisory committee, said Students for Pro Bono wasformed this summer by several students working inWashington, D.C., who approached NAPIL with theidea...
...were gung-ho about getting pro bono inevery law school," Adkins said. "We see thewriting on the walls and we wanted to help thereform move along...