Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI): Cultivating a lifelong commitment to public interest law: pro bono prospectus

Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI)

cultivating a lifelong commitment to public interest law

The Pro Bono Prospectus is intended to aid law firm and corporate law department attorneys who are trying to encourage their firm or corporation to develop a formal pro bono program and to encourage fellow attorneys to participate in the organization's pro bono activities. While the article titles are the same for both the law firm and corporate version, the content of the articles is tailored to each audience in the different versions.

PILI created the Pro Bono Prospectus with the help of Jim Morsch of Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP, Mary Ann O'Connor of JPMorgan Chase, Meg Scholand-Watson of United Air Lines, Inc, and Julie Tappendorf of Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C..

For more information, contact PILI's Pro Bono Initiative Director, Michael Bergmann, at by e-mail or by phone at 312-832-5129.

Contents of the Law Firm Pro Bono Prospectus:

INTRODUCTORY LETTER

WHY DO PRO BONO WORK?

WHAT CONSTITUTES PRO BONO WORK?

ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT PRO BONO REPORTING RULE

SETTING UP YOUR PRO BONO PROGRAM

THE IMPORTANCE OF A PRO BONO POLICY

DISPELLING THE MYTHS OF PRO BONO

Contents of the Corporate Pro Bono Prospectus:

INTRODUCTORY LETTER

WHY DO PRO BONO WORK?