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| - | <box 80% round blue> In Germany, the **Frankfurt Pro Bono Roundtable** defines pro bono as: | + | <box 80% blue> |
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| + | //In Germany, the **Frankfurt Pro Bono Roundtable** defines pro bono as:// | ||
| //The provision of free legal advice for a good cause. Pro bono activities involve advising and representing charitable and non-profit organizations, NGOs, foundations and persons of limited means, as well as a commitment to promoting due process and human rights. The intention behind pro bono work is for law firms to make their expertise and resources available for a good cause and, as such, to develop their civic commitment through their professional activities. Pro bono legal advice is subject to the same professional standards as paid-for legal advice.//</box> | //The provision of free legal advice for a good cause. Pro bono activities involve advising and representing charitable and non-profit organizations, NGOs, foundations and persons of limited means, as well as a commitment to promoting due process and human rights. The intention behind pro bono work is for law firms to make their expertise and resources available for a good cause and, as such, to develop their civic commitment through their professional activities. Pro bono legal advice is subject to the same professional standards as paid-for legal advice.//</box> | ||
| - | <box 80% round blue>In the United States, the **American Bar Association (ABA)** provides a non-binding model ethical code that individual bars at the state level are encouraged to adopt. | + | <box 80% blue> |
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| + | //In the United States, the **American Bar Association (ABA)** provides a non-binding model ethical code that individual bars at the state level are encouraged to adopt.// | ||
| //ABA Model Rule 6.1 defines pro bono as follows:// | //ABA Model Rule 6.1 defines pro bono as follows:// | ||
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| //Every lawyer has a professional responsibility to provide legal services to those unable to pay. A lawyer should aspire to render at least fifty (50) hours of pro bono publico legal services per year. In fulfilling this responsibility, the lawyer should:// | //Every lawyer has a professional responsibility to provide legal services to those unable to pay. A lawyer should aspire to render at least fifty (50) hours of pro bono publico legal services per year. In fulfilling this responsibility, the lawyer should:// | ||
| - | //A. provide a substantial majority of the 50 hours of legal services without fee or expectation of fee to:// | + | //**A.** provide a substantial majority of the 50 hours of legal services without fee or expectation of fee to:// |
| //(1) persons of limited means or// | //(1) persons of limited means or// | ||
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| //(2) charitable, religious, civic, community, governmental and educational organizations in matters which are designed primarily to address the needs of persons of limited means; and// | //(2) charitable, religious, civic, community, governmental and educational organizations in matters which are designed primarily to address the needs of persons of limited means; and// | ||
| - | //B. provide any additional services through:// | + | //**B.** provide any additional services through:// |
| //(1) delivery of legal services at no fee or substantially reduced fee to individuals, groups or organizations seeking to secure or protect civil rights, civil liberties or public rights, or charitable, religious, civic, community, governmental and educational organizations in matters in furtherance of their organizational purposes, where the payment of standard legal fees would significantly deplete the organization’s economic resources or would be otherwise inappropriate;// | //(1) delivery of legal services at no fee or substantially reduced fee to individuals, groups or organizations seeking to secure or protect civil rights, civil liberties or public rights, or charitable, religious, civic, community, governmental and educational organizations in matters in furtherance of their organizational purposes, where the payment of standard legal fees would significantly deplete the organization’s economic resources or would be otherwise inappropriate;// | ||
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| //In addition, a lawyer should voluntarily contribute financial support to organizations that provide legal services to persons of limited means.// | //In addition, a lawyer should voluntarily contribute financial support to organizations that provide legal services to persons of limited means.// | ||
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| - | >In the United States, the **Pro Bono Institute** defines pro bono as activities that a firm undertakes normally without expectation of fee and not in the course of ordinary commercial practice and consisting of: | + | <box 80% blue> |
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| - | >(1) the delivery of legal services to persons of limited means or to charitable, religious, civic, community, governmental and educational organizations in matters which are designed primarily to address the needs of persons of limited means; | + | |
| - | >(2) the provision of legal assistance to individuals, groups, or organizations seeking to secure or protect civil rights, civil liberties or public rights; and | + | |
| - | >(3) the provision of legal assistance to charitable, religious, civic, community, governmental or educational organizations in matters in furtherance of their organizational purposes, where the payment of standard legal fees would significantly deplete the organization’s economic resources or would be otherwise inappropriate. | + | |
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| + | //In the United States, the **Pro Bono Institute** defines pro bono as activities that a firm undertakes normally without expectation of fee and not in the course of ordinary commercial practice and consisting of:// | ||
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| + | //(1) the delivery of legal services to persons of limited means or to charitable, religious, civic, community, governmental and educational organizations in matters which are designed primarily to address the needs of persons of limited means;// | ||
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| + | //(2) the provision of legal assistance to individuals, groups, or organizations seeking to secure or protect civil rights, civil liberties or public rights; and// | ||
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| + | //(3) the provision of legal assistance to charitable, religious, civic, community, governmental or educational organizations in matters in furtherance of their organizational purposes, where the payment of standard legal fees would significantly deplete the organization’s economic resources or would be otherwise inappropriate.// | ||
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