Background
In
1993, the Pro Bono Institute implemented the Law Firm Pro Bono ChallengeSM,
which dramatically altered the pro bono culture within law firms,
and resulted in over 23 million hours of pro bono legal assistance
to those most in need.
In
2006, at the urging of many Chief Legal Officers, the Pro Bono Institute
and the Association of Corporate Counsel, through their joint project
Corporate Pro Bono (CPBO), developed the Corporate Challenge to
empower corporate legal departments to identify, benchmark, and
communicate their commitment to pro bono service.
The
Challenge is a simple, voluntary statement of commitment to pro
bono service by legal departments, their lawyers and staff. All
Challenge Signatory legal departments receive information, guidance
and tailored support, free of charge, from Corporate Pro Bono to
strengthen their existing pro bono programs or start new ones.
For
corporations and their legal departments, moving beyond compliance
with operational, ethical and legal standards to focus on improving
the economic and social climate of communities and a broad range
of stakeholders is not only the right thing to do, but also promotes
trust and enhances the companies' business goals. The Corporate
Pro Bono ChallengeSM
is thus an important tool for corporate social responsibility and
good citizenship.
For
more information on the Corporate Pro Bono ChallengeSM,
click here.
The
Challenge Statement
As
Chief Legal Officers of major corporations, we recognize the critical
importance of pro bono service as a cornerstone of our professional
identity and accept the unique role that we can play in promoting
pro bono in our legal departments. As corporate leaders, we understand
that the legal and business interests of our clients are furthered
when access to the legal system is readily available to resolve
disputes.
In
recognition of our commitment and as signatories to this Corporate
Pro Bono ChallengeSM, we will encourage and promote pro
bono service by our legal department staff and use our best efforts
to encourage our staffs, including at least one-half of our legal
staff, to support and participate, as appropriate, in pro bono service.
To
underscore the importance of promoting pro bono service, we will
encourage the outside law firms with whom we work to acknowledge
publicly their support for pro bono by becoming signatories to the
Pro Bono Institute's Law Firm Pro Bono ChallengeSM.
To
Become a Corporate Pro Bono ChallengeSM
Signatory, click here.
The
CPBO ChallengeSM
100
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In
November 2010, CPBO announced a milestone – 100 Signatories
to the Corporate Pro Bono ChallengeSM.
The
rising trend in corporate social responsibility has had a
significant impact on major corporations, nationally and worldwide.
The CPBO ChallengeSM
gives in-house legal departments the opportunity to build
on existing CSR programs, while enabling in-house attorneys
to use their unique and vitally important skill set for the
greater good.
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The
Corporate Pro Bono ChallengeSM
100 Signatories are the pioneers in this move toward greater corporate
social responsibility by using the company's most skilled employees.
The
CPBO ChallengeSM 100 achievement
honors the leadership and commitment of the companies that have
signed on to the Challenge and seeks to increase momentum and pro
bono culture within the corporate community. It is an important
first step toward making pro bono an integral part of the culture
at all in-house legal departments.
CPBO
congratulates the Challenge 100 for their dedication and commitment
to pro bono legal service.
To
learn more about the Challenge 100, click here.
To find out how CPBO can help, click here.
List
of Challenge Signatories
| 3M
Company* |
| Abbott
Laboratories |
| Accenture
plc |
| Adventist
Health System |
| Aetna
Inc.* |
| Affiliated
Computer Services, Inc. |
| Agilent
Technologies, Inc.* |
Alaska
Airlines, Inc. |
| Allstate
Insurance Company |
| Altria
Group, Inc.* |
| American
Airlines, Inc. |
| American
Electric Power Company, Inc. |
| American
International Group, Inc.* |
| AOL
Inc. |
| Aon
Corporation |
| Arena
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| Armstrong
World Industries, Inc. |
| ARS
National Services, Inc. |
| Association
of Corporate Counsel |
AT&T
Inc. |
| Automated
Financial Systems, Inc.* |
| Bank
of America Corporation* |
| Best
Buy Co., Inc. |
| BlueCross
BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc. |
| Boehringer
Ingelheim Corporation |
| Bristol-Myers
Squibb Company |
| CA,
Inc.* |
| Cardinal
Health, Inc.* |
| Caterpillar
Inc.* |
| CBS
Corporation |
| CIGNA
Corporation |
| Citigroup
Inc.* |
| The
Clorox Company* |
| The
Coca-Cola Company* |
| Computer
Sciences Corporation* |
| Computer
Systems Center Incorporated (CSCI) |
| Counsel
On Call* |
| Cox
Communications, Inc. |
| Deere
& Company* |
| Dell
Inc.* |
| Deloitte |
| Duke
Energy Corporation |
| Exelon
Corporation* |
| Federal
National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) |
| Federal
Reserve Bank of New York |
| The
Finish Line, Inc. |
| Fireman's
Fund Insurance Company* |
| Fisher
Healthcare* |
| Ford
Motor Company |
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) |
| The
Gap, Inc. |
| General
Electric Company* |
| General
Motors Company* |
| Golden
State Foods Corp. |
| Hasbro,
Inc.* |
| Hewlett-Packard
Company |
| IKON
Office Solutions, Inc.* |
| Intel
Corporation* |
| International
Paper Company |
| J.C.
Penney Company, Inc.* |
| Johnson
& Johnson |
| Kaplan
Higher Education |
| LexisNexis
Group |
| LMI
(Logistics Management Institute)* |
| Marathon
Oil Corporation |
| Marsh
& McLennan Companies, Inc.* |
| Mayo
Clinic |
| McDonald's
Corporation |
| Merck
& Co., Inc.* |
| MetLife,
Inc. |
| Microsoft
Corporation* |
| MillerCoors
LLC |
| National
Life Insurance Company (National Life Group) |
| Nationwide
Mutual Insurance Company |
| The
New York Times Company |
| Office
Depot, Inc. |
| The
Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack |
| PepsiCo,
Inc.* |
| PETCO
Animal Supplies, Inc. |
| Pfizer
Inc.* |
| PPG
Industries, Inc.* |
| Rick
Engineering Company* |
| Royal
Bank of Canada |
| Sara
Lee Corporation* |
| Shell
Oil Company* |
| SIMNSA
Co |
| Starbucks
Corporation* |
| Starwood
Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. |
| Symantec
Corporation |
| SYNNEX
Corporation |
| Synopsys,
Inc. |
| Thomson
Reuters Corporation |
| TIAA-CREF
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| The
Toro Company* |
| Tyson
Foods, Inc.* |
| UnitedHealth
Group Incorporated |
| United
Continental Holdings, Inc. |
| United
Parcel Service, Inc.* |
| United
Technologies Corporation* |
| U.S.
Bancorp |
| Vanderbilt
University * |
| Verizon
Communications Inc. |
| Vulcan
Inc.* |
Walgreen
Co. |
| Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc. |
| The
Washington Post Company* |
| The
Williams Companies, Inc. |
*
Indicates Charter Signatory
If
your legal department is interested in joining the Challenge, contact
us today!
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