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National Pro
Bono Week Activities Calendar
October 25-
31, 2009
The New York State Bar
Association has a long and proud history of encouraging attorneys to
volunteer to assist individuals, not-for-profit, governmental or public
services organizations whose services are designed primarily to address
the legal and other basic needs of persons of limited financial
means. In keeping with that tradition,
the Association is a proud supporter of the American Bar
Association’s initiative establishing the first National
Celebration of Pro Bono to be held during the week of October 25-31,
2009.
The goal of
the week long celebration is three-fold: (1) to recognize the
significant contributions made by the scores of attorneys who already
participate in pro bono; (2) to educate the public and the legal
profession about the ever-growing unmet legal needs of low-income people
and others who have been hard hit by the economic downturn; and (3) to
encourage more attorneys to volunteer. Among other things, legal
services organizations, local bar associations and law schools will be
hosting a variety of events to mark this week, including free continuing
legal education seminars for attorneys who volunteer to accept a pro
bono case, legal clinics where persons of limited financial means can
receive a free consultation with an attorney volunteer in certain
identified areas of law, as well as various receptions where attorney
volunteers will be recognized.
Click on the
links below to see a few of the celebratory events currently being
planned across State. For a more comprehensive listing of activities scheduled in
your area please visit your local bar association’s Web site;
or www.nysba.org/probono; or www.probono.net/ny/calendar/week.2009-10-26; or the ABA web site
at: http://www.probono.net/celebrateprobono/featuredevents/.
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