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ARTICLE · 30 NOVEMBER 2018

Pro Bono News: Fall 2018

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
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The firm encourages every attorney to achieve the aspiration set forth in New York Rule of Professional Conduct 6.1 of providing at least 50 hours per year ...

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Pro Bono Challenge

The firm encourages every attorney to achieve the aspiration set forth in New York Rule of Professional Conduct 6.1 of providing at least 50 hours per year of pro bono legal services to poor persons. The Pro Bono Challenge will reward lawyers who meet thresholds of hours of pro bono legal services in a given calendar year with certificates and Kramer Levin-branded prizes at each level to be awarded at the annual Marvin Frankel Pro Bono Awards Ceremony in April. The 2018 levels include:

20 hours: Pro Bono Counsel 50 hours: Pro Bono Advocate 100 hours: Pro Bono Champion

New Pro Bono Initiatives

Legal Services NYC U-Visa Screening Clinic

This summer, in conjunction with Legal Services NYC, Kramer Levin hosted a U-Visa screening clinic. The clinic's goal was to screen low-income immigrant crime victims who seek legal status through a U Nonimmigrant Status visa. After an hour-long training session from Legal Services, Kramer Levin and Assured

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