DC 酒吧 公益性服务 Initiative Report

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关于 the 公益性服务 Initiative

D.C. 酒吧 established the 公益性服务 Initiative in 2001 with the Chief Judges of the District’s courts to encourage the largest local law firm offices to increase pro bono legal services. D.C. 酒吧公益中心 administers the Initiative through an annual survey to signatory firms. In joining the initiative, firms agree to:

1. Set a minimum pro bono goal of either 3% or 5% of billable hours (or 60 hours or 100 hours per attorney) for the firm’s D.C. 办公室;
2. Use management techniques to attain or exceed its goals;
3. Undertake new or increased pro bono activities; and
4. Report its progress annually to the D.C. 酒吧公益中心.

These standards were created by, and are used with permission from, the 公益性服务 Institute and are modeled on the Institute's Law Firm 公益性服务 Challenge®.

2022 公益性服务 Initiative Report Findings

• 62 D.C.-based law firms stepped up to help neighbors in need by providing a record 914,109 hours of pro bono service.


• 9,333 attorneys at the 62 Signatory Firms engaged in pro bono service, including:
  • 3029合作伙伴;
  • 4839助手;
  • 1,017 counsel; and
  • 448 staff and other attorneys.


• Each attorney contributed an average of 98 hours of pro bono work.


• As a percentage of total paying client billable hours, responding firms contributed an average of 4.4% of billable hours to pro bono work.


• 40% of responding firms’ pro bono time was devoted to D.C. residents of limited means or organizations serving them.