- Pro bono service is a core value at Jenner & Block and is woven into the culture of the Firm.
- Our attorneys’ service touches upon a range of societal issues. Some of our most recent work focuses on cutting edge legal issues involving the constitutionality of lethal injection, fair housing matters, and the human rights of Guantanamo Bay prisoners.
- Jenner & Block does not limit the amount of pro bono work its attorneys undertake. The Firm is committed to devoting at least 5% of its billable hours each year to pro bono matters. In 2007, the Firm's attorneys contributed over 78,000 hours to pro bono matters.
- Jenner & Block was recognized as the number one law firm in the country for pro bono service by The American Lawyer magazine in its 2008 “Pro Bono Honor Roll.” The Firm’s long-standing tradition of providing legal services to the needy has been recognized by The American Lawyer as one of the top ten programs in the country every year since 1990.
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Pictured, left: Jenner & Block Partner Paul M. Smith following his historic oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in Lawrence v. Texas. // Pictured, Middle: Partner Ross B. Bricker speaks about the Firm’s pro bono discrimination class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and others on behalf of public housing residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina at the 13th Annual Paul Robeson Conference at Columbia University. // Pictured, right: Jenner & Block hosts the Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association's annual Pro Bono and Community Service Fair, which gives the opportunity for many Chicago attorneys to make meaningful connections with legal and non-legal community service agencies.
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