PRO BONO

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Firms Pledge Lawyers Will Log 50 Pro Bono Hours AnnuallyThursday December 1, 3:01 am ET Thomas Adcock, New York Law Journal

Thirty of the 55 large Manhattan law firms asked by the New York City Bar Association to endorse its aspirational "Statement of Pro Bono Principles" did so Tuesday.
Included in the statement is a pledge that signatory firms perform 50 or more hours per lawyer per year.
A "substantial majority" of those hours should be in the cause of civil legal help for poor people -- or about 30 hours, said Bettina B. Plevan, city bar president.

Umm... we can send them all the referrals they could ever want. In fact, they can just fly down here for the winter, handle a few calendars for us, and meet their pro bono needs.
We are just trying to log 50 billable hours a year.