All but one of the nine law firm deals with Trump include language about “law enforcement” pro bono work. But some types of pro bono work for law enforcement could meet resistance at firms. An ...

The ripple effects of Trump's actions targeting specific law firms already are being felt beyond boardrooms, in declining interest in pro bono work for causes that are unpopular with the president.

When 85,000 people fled Afghanistan in 2021, lawyers from major law firms stepped up to file their political asylum petitions. When the names of more than 700 detainees at Guantanamo Bay were released ...

President Donald Trump reentered office in January promising retribution against those he felt had wronged him, either during his first term or in his interregnum. Making good on that pledge, Trump ...

Since late February, President Trump has used the power of the presidency to punish law firms that he accuses of weaponizing the justice system and undermining the national interest, part of his ...

As a seasoned legal marketing consultant, I urge the media to stop whitewashing President Trump’s shake-down of Big Law firms as “pro bono legal services.” Simply put, Trump’s barrage of executive ...

A discussion of the evolution of pro bono and legal aid in the US, highlighting major milestones in public interest law. Pro Bono Week highlights need for pro bono services Pro bono counsel evolved ...

Veterans, in particular, are seeking free legal work from firms that cut deals with the White House like Skadden, Kirkland & Ellis and Paul Weiss. By Jessica Silver-Greenberg Matthew Goldstein Maggie ...