When Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough acquired 150-lawyer Broad and Cassel in 2018, the two East Coast firms had many things in common, but their pro bono programs were vastly different.

Nelson Mullins, based in Columbia, South Carolina, maintained an organized system for pro bono opportunities and tracking, while Miami-based Broad and Cassel encouraged pro bono but didn’t track hours the same way. The difference led to a revamp of Nelson Mullins’ pro bono system.