US firms

• Can enlightened self interest be compulsory?
  Posted on August 19, 2011 by Louise Restell
  Lawyers don’t always get the best press, but every so often even I have to concede they deserve some good PR.  This week the Law Society launched a national pro bono helpline for victims of the recent riots.  To those of you who aren’t lawyers (and I’m not, but I spend an awful lot of time around them) that means free help and advice. This is undeniably a good deed and a far more useful response to the riots than anything the government has so far come up with.
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  Posted in: Legal aid, Legal services
  Tagged: Access to Justice Foundation, law society, legal aid, legal aid cuts, legal services act, pro bono, riots, rule of law, US firms