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Unemployment, Civil Legal Aid, and the COVID-19 Crisis

If the economic shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic was the earthquake, the mounting claims of unemployment and other legal issues are the coming tsunami.

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How Lawyers Can Help in the Time of Coronavirus

“Where aren’t people hurting right now?” That was the assessment from a Seattle-based social justice and anti-poverty group as outfall from the coronavirus outbreak continues to extend beyond the virus itself.

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The WSBA Pro Bono Awards: Benjamin Flick

In just one year, two WSBA members devoted 2,000 hours each to help their clients at no cost. Meet Benjamin Flick; he’s one of them.

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WSBA Pro Bono Awards: Heather Kirkwood

WSBA recently awarded two top pro bono reporters: Benjamin Flick and Heather Kirkwood. In this blog, we look at how Kirkwood reported a full-time job’s worth of pro bono.

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Tales from Uganda: Working With Those Who Protect LGBT Human Rights

Timothy MB Farrell, counsel to MBI Health Services, LLC, shares his pro bono experience protecting women and girls, LGBT people, sex workers, and political activists in Uganda.

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WSBA’s Powerful Communities Project: Training and Tools

The Powerful Communities series features: Family Law CASA of King County, Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program, Seattle Clemency Project, and Thurston County Volunteer Legal Services.

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WSBA’s Powerful Communities Project: Legal Clinics

Learn about the legal clinics that arose from Powerful Communities.

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The Latest NWLawyer: Of Presidents and Pro Bono

In the latest issue of NWLawyer, we introduce our newest Board President: Rajeev Majumdar, the first state bar president of South Asian descent. And we celebrate the legal professionals who give so freely of their time to serve the public good.

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Pro Bono Puts Education Into Practice at University of Washington School of Law

University of Washington law students gain real-world experience while contributing their time and expertise to their community through pro bono work.

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Pro Bono at Gonzaga Powered by Students Giving Back

Part of Gonzaga law’s mission is to educate students to serve the public good, which is one reason its future lawyers must complete at least 30 hours of public service. Here’s what they’re doing with that time.

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Academic Altruism: Seattle University’s Pro Bono Programs and the Students Who Contribute

Service to others is at the heart of Seattle University School of Law’s mission. Find out how its students are answering that call.

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Washington Goes Big for Pro Bono

Leave it to Washington legal professionals to raise the bar. WSBA is proud to highlight the many, many Washington legal professionals named in the 2017 Washington State Supreme Court Pro Bono Publico Honor Roll, which recognizes individuals who reported at least 50 hours of pro bono work in 2017.

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Celebrate Civil Legal Aid in the Latest NWLawyer

The Constitution guarantees the right to a lawyer when someone is charged criminally, yet says nothing for civil matters. This leaves countless people, many of whom are already financially stretched, to fend for themselves as they face painful situations like an abusive partner or a looming eviction or possible deportation. It wasn’t that long ago […]

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Fellow In-House Counsel, You Too Can Do Pro Bono Work

“I can’t do any pro bono work; I’m not a family law practitioner.” “I wish I could do some pro bono work, but I can’t plan around client meetings or court hearings.” “I don’t know anything about pro bono work; I’m an in-house lawyer.” Sound familiar? Like other in-house lawyers, those thoughts used to run […]

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Making Time for Civics and Community is Worth the Effort

A good friend recently told me that every decision we make in life can be boiled down to one of two choices: service to the greater good or benefit to self.

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How Perkins Coie Makes Pro Bono Happen

At Perkins Coie, our work ranges from high-profile impact litigation to bring about systemic change to limited-scope assistance to individuals in legal clinics. In 2017, our attorneys provided over 56,000 hours of pro bono legal work across the firm, with over 16,000 hours devoted in the Seattle area. To start, our firm’s institutional commitment includes […]