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This book provides the first-ever analysis of the growing yet contested role of pro bono services in access to justice globally.
List of contents
What is global about pro bono and what is global pro bono about? Scott L. Cummings, Fabio de Sa e Silva & Louise G. Trubek; Part I. The Americas: 2.Rationalizing pro bono: corporate social responsibility and the reinvention of legal professionalism in elite American law firms John Bliss , Steven A. Boutcher; 3.Pro bono legal work in Canada Robert Granfield , Fiona Kay; 4. Two tales of one Brazilian city: individual pro bono cases in são paulo corporate law firms Fabio de Sa e Silva; 5. The mandarins of law: pro bono legal work in Argentina, Chile, and Colombia Daniel Bonilla Maldonado; Part II. Europe: 6. Le Pro Bono: The development of pro bono practice in Europe Edwin Rekosh, Lamin Khadar; 7. An explosion of legal philanthropy? The transformation of pro bono legal services in England and Wales Andrew Boon, Avis Whyte; 8. No attorneys without generosity: why do lawyers practice pro bono? A French perspective Louis Assier-Andrieu & Jeremy Perleman; 9.Narrowing the justice gap: clearinghouses for Spain Leire Larracoechea San Sebastián, Michelle Ha, S. Todd Crider;10. Pro bono in Portugal Susana Santos; 11. Lawyers' pro bono work in Denmark Annette Olesen, Ole Hammerslev; Part III. Australia: 12. The tripartite effect of pro bono: contemplating the Australian experience Fiona McLeay, Lucy Adams; Part 1V. Africa: 13. Pro bono in South Africa Thabang Pooe, Alice Brown, Jonathan Klaaren; 14. The evolution of pro bono legal services in Nigeria Jayanth K. Krishnan, Kunle Ajagbe; Part V. Asia: 15. The evolving contours of private pro bono practice in India: local and global contexts Arpita Gupta; 16. Pro bono in Singapore Helena Whalen-Bridge, Robert Granfield; 17. The rise of private public interest lawyers in China Jin Dong, Qian Cheng
Summary
With pro bono initiatives identified in over 80 countries, now is a critical time to assess the growing importance of pro bono in civil justice systems. This book examines the forces shaping - and the contestation surrounding - its development within and across national contexts and is essential reading for those seeking to advance access to justice.
