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Pro Bono Over the last year, lawyers from
The national average success rate for such appeals with representation stands at around 70%. Teams of Kirkland attorneys have achieved between 90% and 100% success rates in each of the five full calendar years that Kirkland has worked on these projects. Since 2015, 160 Kirkland attorneys have dedicated 8,600 Pro Bono hours, assisting 132 clients in need. In 2020, Kirkland attorneys around the world, devoted over 9,300 hours to LGBT- focused Pro Bono work, including nearly 4,000+ hours to the case challenging the ban on transgender service members in the US. COVID-19 Related Pro Bono To assist businesses affected by COVID-19, Kirkland established the Small Business Remote Legal Clinic in partnership with Lawyers for Good Government and the City Bar Justice Center. In addition, Kirkland’s IP attorneys also provided advice, Pro Bono, for the development of ventilators and the manufacturing of PPE during the height of the pandemic, when these were in short supply globally. In total, Kirkland attorneys have dedicated over 8,300 hours to COVID-related work.
Kirkland & Ellis London have provided Pro Bono services to a diverse range of organisations and benefitted enormously from the experience of clients and challenges outside of their usual legal work. More importantly, they have really made a difference to the people for whom they have worked. Pro Bono hours are billable hours for associates and our Firm aims for each associate to spend at least 20 hours per year on Pro Bono work. Pro Bono opportunities are available to attorneys at all levels, including Vacation Scheme students and trainees. Kirkland has partnered with the University House Legal Advice Centre, one of London’s oldest legal aid organisations, to provide volunteer staff for its weekly housing clinic in the East End of London. Since the housing clinic’s inception in 2017, 75 Kirkland attorneys from the London office have dedicated over 1,000 Pro Bono hours and assisted over 250 Legal Advice Centre clients in need. The clinic provides free legal support to vulnerable individuals facing housing issues including homelessness, evictions and poor living conditions. Since the autumn of 2015, Kirkland attorneys have represented clients in Employment and Support, Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments appeals.
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In 2020, lawyers across Kirkland & Ellis worldwide devoted more than 138,000 hours to organisations and individuals on pro bono matters. Our commitment as a firm to providing legal services without charge to those who cannot afford legal counsel is based on our goals of helping to improve clients’ lives, bettering communities and deepening the professional experience of our team. “At Kirkland & Ellis we are committed to advancing the local and global communities in which we live and work. To fulfil that mission we dedicate substantial energy, talent and resources to an array of meaningful causes and initiatives that reflect our values and vision.”
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