Word: working
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...cynical view is that for firms, pro bono work is an opportunity for associates to have hands-on work on cases without botching up work for big clients," Butts says. "But some firms have partners with a real interest in putting the firms' resources behind assisting people who don't have the ability to hire a lawyer. There aren't a lot of firms like that...
...many legal experts say that trend has sparked a positive reaction in recent years. They say calls for more private pro bono work are growing increasingly loud, even if the voices are predominantly from an older generation of lawyers...
Renewed attention to the perceived decline of interest in public service has prompted bar associations nationwide to adopt policies calling on their members to do pro bono work...
...Massachusetts Bar Association, for instance, has launched "Countdown to 500," a campaign to recruit from among its membership 500 new lawyers who will do pro bono work, says a spokesperson...
Some lawyers cite Aetna as a model company. It permits its attorneys to spend up to 10 percent of their paid company time on volunteer work. It also encourages its summer law interns to participate in at least one volunteer case...