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SUMMARY:Always for a ‘good cause’? Managing the politics of pro bono repr
 esentation
DESCRIPTION:"The system of institutionalized pro bono reflects what is be
 st about the legal profession: private sector lawyers marshalling their 
 resources to advance the interests of the poor and underserved. Yet the 
 relationship between pro bono and the public good is more subtle and com
 plex." (Scott L. Cummings\, The Politics of Pro Bono\, UCLA School of La
 w Public Law &amp\; Legal Theory Research Paper Series Paper No\, 04-16\
 , 2004\, p.99)\n\nMoral neutrality\, business grounds and competing dema
 nds from liberal public interest groups and conservative organisations\,
  can make it difficult to pursue justice-seeking pro bono efforts on a n
 umber of fronts. For example\, the trans rights movement for extending b
 asic legal rights and protections for a marginalized community has met w
 ith deep resistance in some corners and another example involves immigra
 tion rights. Pro bono efforts in the US during the Trump administration 
 (and in some instances continuing through today) were at times frustrate
 d with respect to the resettlement of Central American asylum seekers an
 d refugees (in many instances involving children) as some law firms avoi
 d taking “political” stances on these issues within their pro bono progr
 ams. The Afghan and Ukrainian crises are bringing similar concerns to th
 e fore in Europe. Within large corporate law firms\, which are the domin
 ant providers of pro bono legal services\, is it still legitimate to dem
 and of pro bono lawyers to be morally neutral and stay clear of public i
 nterest lawyering which uses the law as a vehicle to combat social injus
 tice?\n
LOCATION:Room 228 AB\, Level 2
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