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7 - Doing Well and Doing Good in an Emerging Economy

The Social Organization of Pro Bono among Corporate Lawyers and Law Firms in São Paulo, Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 December 2017

By
Fabio de Sa e Silva
Edited by
Luciana Gross Cunha ,
Daniela Monteiro Gabbay ,
José Garcez Ghirardi ,
David M. Trubek  and
David B. Wilkins
Luciana Gross Cunha
Affiliation:
Fundação Getulio Vargas Law School, Sao Paulo
Daniela Monteiro Gabbay
Affiliation:
Fundação Getulio Vargas Law School, Sao Paulo
José Garcez Ghirardi
Affiliation:
Fundação Getulio Vargas Law School, Sao Paulo
David M. Trubek
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, Madison
David B. Wilkins
Affiliation:
Harvard Law School, Massachusetts
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The Brazilian Legal Profession in the Age of Globalization
The Rise of the Corporate Legal Sector and its Impact on Lawyers and Society
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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List of Interviewees

  • Interviewee 1, Male, 60s, large–law firm lawyer

  • Interviewee 2, Male, 40s, large–law firm lawyer, pro bono coordinator

  • Interviewee 3, Female, 40s, large–law firm lawyer, pro bono coordinator

  • Interviewee 4, Female, 30s, large–law firm lawyer, pro bono coordinator

  • Interviewee 5, Female, 30s, mid-sized law firm lawyer

  • Interviewee 6, Female, 50s, mid-sized law firm lawyer, pro bono coordinator

  • Interviewee 7, Male, 40s, large–law firm lawyer

  • Interviewee 8, Female, 30s, mid-sized law firm lawyer

  • Interviewee 9, Male, 30s, mid-sized law firm lawyer, pro bono coordinator

  • Interviewee 10, Female, 30s, mid-sized law firm lawyer

  • Interviewee 11, Male, 40s, mid-sized company

  • Interviewee 12, Female, 40s, mid-sized company

  • Interviewee 13, Male, 40s

  • Interviewee 14, Female, 30s

  • Interviewee 15, Male, 40s

  • Interviewee 16, Female, 20s

  • Interviewee 17, Male, 30s, researcher

Interviewee 1, Male, 60s, large–law firm lawyer

Interviewee 2, Male, 40s, large–law firm lawyer, pro bono coordinator

Interviewee 3, Female, 40s, large–law firm lawyer, pro bono coordinator

Interviewee 4, Female, 30s, large–law firm lawyer, pro bono coordinator

Interviewee 5, Female, 30s, mid-sized law firm lawyer

Interviewee 6, Female, 50s, mid-sized law firm lawyer, pro bono coordinator

Interviewee 7, Male, 40s, large–law firm lawyer

Interviewee 8, Female, 30s, mid-sized law firm lawyer

Interviewee 9, Male, 30s, mid-sized law firm lawyer, pro bono coordinator

Interviewee 10, Female, 30s, mid-sized law firm lawyer

Interviewee 11, Male, 40s, mid-sized company

Interviewee 12, Female, 40s, mid-sized company

Interviewee 13, Male, 40s

Interviewee 14, Female, 30s

Interviewee 15, Male, 40s

Interviewee 16, Female, 20s

Interviewee 17, Male, 30s, researcher

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