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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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 //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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