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The Business Case for Pro Bono 2022

The Business Case for Pro Bono 2022
Published on 15 May 2022 by Nicolas Patrick DLA Piper's Nicolas Patrick discusses the evolution of the 'The Business Case for Pro Bono,' a piece by the late great Esther F Lardent, after 20 years.

Nicolas Patrick is Head of Responsible Business at DLA Piper International. In this role Nicolas has responsibility for the firm's pro bono practice, which delivers more than 200,000 hours of free legal services annually, as well as other community investments including the firm's Foundation, global scholarships, social mobility programmes, and the firm's global partnership with UNICEF, through which DLA Piper has donated more than £2 million to promote justice for children, plus £6 million in pro bono legal services.