By Tali K. Albukerk
This year, in response to the increasing need for pro bono legal services and the desire to instill a commitment to pro bono early on in an individual’s legal career, ABA President Patricia Lee Refo called upon law firms to involve their summer associates in answering civil legal questions from income-eligible individuals in their state through ABA Free Legal Answers (ABA FLA).
After personal experience in an ABA FLA virtual clinic as a volunteer attorney last spring, President Refo seized upon an opportunity to urge firms to pair summer associates with existing volunteer attorneys to answer as many questions as possible.
“ABA Free Legal Answers provides associates with a taste of pro bono service that will endure throughout their career. In turn, the law firm attorneys who collaborate with these young lawyers will likewise find the process rewarding,” said President Refo.
Of the firms participating in the ABA FLA Summer Associate Challenge, Koley Jessen answered the most questions with the assistance of summer associates and the following firms were the most active:
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP