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Oct. 22, 2024

What would motivate you to do more pro bono work?

The American Bar Association's Pro Bono Week emphasizes the goal for lawyers to provide 50+ hours of pro bono work yearly. Starting in 2026, California's AB 2505 requires lawyers to report pro bono and reduced-fee hours, aiming to identify service gaps.

Salena Copeland

Executive Director, Legal Aid Association of California

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We are facing a civil justice crisis in our country. According to the Legal Services Corporation's 2022 "Justice Gap Report," low-income American households (about 50 million people) had at least one civil legal problem in the prior year and did not receive enough legal help for 92% of those problems.

The numbers are overwhelming when you think about how many people are at risk of losing their homes, their children, or their income without the benefit of...

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