Bloomberg Law has announced its call for nominations for the 2024 Bloomberg Law Pro Bono Innovators report. This report seeks to acknowledge law firms, companies, non-profit organizations, and other entities that are successfully bringing originality to their styles of pro bono client service. These organizations are not only upholding the rule of law for underserved communities in the U.S., but they are also making a significant impact on a global scale. For more information on this, you can refer to their past ’2023 and ’222 Pro Bono Innovators reports.
The nominations should revolve around weighty, impactful pro bono client matters across a variety of practice areas. Some key aspects that Bloomberg Law is looking for in the nominations include:
- An approach that uniquely innovated to result in broad societal impact through a legal or policy change.
- The legal teams investing a significant amount of time, strategy, and creativity to resolve the presented issues.
- A fruitful partnership between law firms, companies, and/or non-profits to produce innovation and successful client outcomes.
- Successful resolution of matters with inputs from diverse legal teams that may range on lines of gender, geography, race, culture, ability, orientation, or other life or legal practice experiences, etc.
To involve your firm, company, non-profit, university, or other entities, there are various submission guidelines that need to be followed as stated by Bloomberg Law. The deadline for applying and sending your submissions is by 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.
The Bloomberg Law Pro Bono Innovators Report is an excellent opportunity for legal organizations to showcase their commitment and innovative approach to pro bono legal work. The program recognizes the significant impact legal professionals can make when they donate their skills to help those in need.