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Time to Fix the Environmental Pro Bono Problem in the Legal Industry

Matthew Karmel, April 15, 2022, 4 :21 PM EDT — It’s Earth Month. We should also be thinking about the impact of lawyers on this planet.

According to reports by the Corporate Pro Bono Institute, the percentage of pro bono work in environmental law within corporate departments has dropped from a paltry 6 to 2 in 2012 to a more shocking 2% in 2020.

Or that Law Students for Climate Accountability assessed the climate impact of Vault100 law firms in 2020 and determined that only four firms earned an “A” climate score.

Vault 100 firms apparently worked on…

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