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Chapter Four - Private Law Practice and the Public Good: Individual Pro Bono’s Institutionalization in São Paulo Law Firms

from Part One - The Americas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2022

By
Fabio de Sa e Silva
Edited by
Scott L. Cummings ,
Fabio de Sa e Silva  and
Louise G. Trubek
Scott L. Cummings
Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles
Fabio de Sa e Silva
Affiliation:
University of Oklahoma, Norman
Louise G. Trubek
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Summary

While the diffusion of pro bono – private lawyers offering free services to people in need – has affected and reconfigured corporate law practice in many jurisdictions around the world, the Brazilian case remains particularly intriguing. In São Paulo – the largest market for legal services in Brazil – a pro bono movement emerged in 2001 and led to the creation of Instituto Pro Bono (IPB), a clearinghouse and advocacy center for the cause of voluntary legal work. Although firms were not the drivers of this process, they quickly lent support to IPB and demonstrated interest in pro bono work.

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Global Pro Bono
Causes, Context, and Contestation
 , pp. 144 - 168
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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