Law schools across the country are gearing up for early interview week, and many students have their future careers on their minds. With so many things to take into account when considering their livelihoods, how can law students create meaningful distinction between firms? Perhaps they can take a look at the firms’ pro bono numbers.
Over the course of the last year, members of the legal profession sprang into action to deal with crisis after crisis after crisis, offering their services without cost to those in need. From immigration and asylum work thanks to the war in Ukraine to racial justice initiatives to protecting reproductive rights in America’s post-Dobbs legal landscape, lawyers across the country were inspired to do their very best to help those who needed their assistance the very most.
But which law firms were able to contribute the most to society?
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The American Lawyer has compiled a ranking of Am Law 200 firms based on their pro bono work in 2022. Half of their scores come from the average number of pro bono hours per lawyer, while the other half represents the percentage of lawyers who performed more than 20 hours of pro bono work.
Here are the top 10 firms for the rocky legal year that was 2022:
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