Pro Bono Net and Morrison & Foerster Present Free Webinar for Pro Bono Attorneys

Online training will help volunteer lawyers get involved
 
Oct. 19, 2009 - PRLog -- Pro Bono Net, a leader in innovative programs that increase access to justice, and international law firm Morrison & Foerster, will present a free webinar on Oct. 30th to help attorneys get involved in pro bono work.  

The webinar coincides with the first annual National Pro Bono Celebration, which is scheduled for October 25-31. Sponsored by the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service, the celebration is a coordinated national effort to showcase the great difference that pro bono lawyers make to the nation, its system of justice, its communities and, most of all, to the clients they serve.

The webinar will show how attorneys can use the tools and resources on Pro Bono Net’s website, www.probono.net, to connect with volunteer opportunities, live and virtual training and searchable libraries of practice resources. More than 55,000 attorneys and advocates use Probono.net to access pro bono opportunities and training libraries maintained by public interest legal organizations and law firms nationwide.

“Many attorneys want to get involved in pro bono work, but aren’t sure where to begin or whether they have the right skills to help people in need,” said Mark O’Brien, Pro Bono Net’s Executive Director.  “Pro Bono Net makes it easier to find projects that meet your interests, get connected to the resources you need to be effective, and start making a difference.”

“Our attorneys have an ‘ah-ha’ experience the first time they visit Pro Bono Net,” said Jennifer K. Brown, Pro Bono Counsel at Morrison & Foerster.  “They are thrilled to discover a central location for such a rich array of truly useful resources.”

The 30-minute webinar will be held Friday, October 30th at 1pm EDT / noon CDT / 11am MDT / 10am PDT.  To register, go to www.probono.net/webinar.

About Pro Bono Net
Pro Bono Net is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing access to justice through innovative uses of technology and increased volunteer lawyer participation.  Pro Bono Net has created a broad and powerful network of nonprofit legal aid providers, courts and bar associations across the United States and Canada. This network uses innovative web-based platforms—www.probono.net, www.lawhelp.org, www.lawhelpinteractive.org— to recruit and support volunteer lawyers and provide direct information and tools for self-help.  Its pro bono practice management solution, Pro Bono Manager, helps law firms increase pro bono participation and manage pro bono caseloads more efficiently.  For more information, please visit www.probono.net

About Morrison & Foerster
With more than a thousand lawyers in sixteen offices around the world, Morrison & Foerster offers clients comprehensive, global legal services in business and litigation. A fundamental component of the firm’s culture is our tradition that strongly encourages and values pro bono work. We believe it is an essential part of a lawyer’s professional responsibility to perform pro bono work and engage in other activities that benefit the community. Our attorneys contributed over 115,000 hours in 2008 representing pro bono clients. Over the past decade, the firm’s pro bono hours have averaged in excess of 5% of our billable hours. In July 2009, American Lawyer magazine ranked the firm #8 on its first Am Law Pro Bono 100 based on our hours dedicated to pro bono work as well as the number of our attorneys who participate in pro bono matters.
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