This semester I have been working at the Pro Bono Institute, a nonprofit organization that provides resources to lawyers, in-house corporate legal departments, and law firms interested in completing more
pro bono legal work. While
pro bono work obviously has benefits to communities, law firms and companies are frequently interested in learning about the business benefits of participating in
pro bono. After all, the time that firms spend completing
pro bono work could easily be spent on billable hours for paying clients. Fortunately, a variety of research studies have been conducted on why employee volunteering still has big business payoffs, especially in light of the 2008 economic recession.
My major internship project for this semester was composing a research compendium titled
Pro Bono and Recruitment, Retention, and Morale. This resource is available as a free download on the Pro Bono Institute's Clearinghouse website. My hope is that firms and businesses who seek validation for their volunteer work can use this resource as evidence that
pro bono work is worth doing. More information about the Pro Bono Institute is available by clicking
here.
-Marissa Cooper
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