This book provides the first-ever analysis of the growing yet contested role of pro bono services in access to justice globally.
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What is global about pro bono and what is global pro bono about? Scott L. Cummings, Fabio de Sa e Silva & Louise G. Trubek; Part I. The Americas: 2. Rationalizing pro bono: corporate social responsibility and the reinvention of legal professionalism in elite American law firms John Bliss , Steven A. Boutcher; 3. Pro bono legal work in Canada Robert Granfield , Fiona Kay; 4. Two tales of one Brazilian city: individual pro bono cases in sã o paulo corporate law firms Fabio de Sa e Silva; 5. The mandarins of law: pro bono legal work in Argentina, Chile, and Colombia Daniel Bonilla Maldonado; Part II. Europe: 6. Le Pro Bono: The development of pro bono practice in Europe Edwin Rekosh, Lamin Khadar; 7. An explosion of legal philanthropy? The transformation of pro bono legal services in England and Wales Andrew Boon, Avis Whyte; 8. No attorneys without generosity: why do lawyers practice pro bono? A French perspective Louis Assier-Andrieu & Jeremy Perleman; 9. Narrowing the justice gap: clearinghouses for Spain Leire Larracoechea San Sebastiá n, Michelle Ha, S. Todd Crider; 10. Pro bono in Portugal Susana Santos; 11. Lawyers' pro bono work in Denmark Annette Olesen, Ole Hammerslev; Part III. Australia: 12. The tripartite effect of pro bono: contemplating the Australian experience Fiona McLeay, Lucy Adams; Part 1V. Africa: 13. Pro bono in South Africa Thabang Pooe, Alice Brown, Jonathan Klaaren; 14. The evolution of pro bono legal services in Nigeria Jayanth K. Krishnan, Kunle Ajagbe; Part V. Asia: 15. The evolving contours of private pro bono practice in India: local and global contexts Arpita Gupta; 16. Pro bono in Singapore Helena Whalen-Bridge, Robert Granfield; 17. The rise of private public interest lawyers in China Jin Dong, Qian Cheng