As more law firms announce deferral dates for incoming associates, questions are piling up about just how the firms will find and manage the volunteer opportunities they’re hoping to send their newbie lawyers off to.
Earlier this week, the Association of Pro Bono Counsel stepped in to help law firms and public interest legal groups figure it all out. Laren Spirer, manager of pro bono administration at Debevoise & Plimpton, and Gregory McConnell, pro bono counsel at Winston & Strawn and founder of the association, hosted conference calls on Monday and Tuesday that included roughly 40 public service law group leaders and law firm pro bono coordinators.
