Pro Bono
Law firm pro bono work extends beyond US boundaries
At some law firms, pro bono work has a broader reach than U.S. borders.
The work may involve Americans overseas who have legal problems, foreigners who are navigating U.S. law, refugees needing immigrant visas, and research on human rights law, the Associated Press reports, citing information in the Maryland Daily Record (sub. req.).
The story lists several examples, including these:
- Lawyers at Miles & Stockbridge are representing 27 U.S. service members whose children are in Japan. Their spouses are Japanese citizens and have moved with their children back to Japan—where joint custody is not recognized.
- Lawyers at Ballard Spahr worked with law students to help Afghan and Iraqi refugees who assisted the U.S. military to resettle in the United States.
- A DLA Piper associate helped write a United Nations petition that led to an investigation of North Korea’s prison system.
See also:
ABA Journal: “Growing numbers of US lawyers are doing pro bono work in other countries”
