https://www.lawnext.com/category/archives/pro-bono-net Tracking new and intriguing websites and products for the legal profession. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:59:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.lawnext.com/2024/07/mark-obrien-to-leave-pro-bono-net-the-legal-help-organization-he-cofounded-25-years-ago.html Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:52:37 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=47291 Mark O’Brien, who cofounded the innovative access-to-justice organization Pro Bono Net together with Michael Hertz 25 years ago, and who has been its executive director since 2005, is stepping down from the organization Sept. 1.  In an email this morning to Pro Bono Net supporters, O’Brien said he is leaving “to embark on a long-planned […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2024/01/in-its-first-acquisition-paladin-picks-up-pro-bono-nets-pro-bono-manager-a-platform-used-by-large-law-firms.html Wed, 10 Jan 2024 15:00:14 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=45525 In a marriage of pro bono platforms, Paladin, a company whose platform connects lawyers with opportunities to provide free legal help, has acquired Pro Bono Manager, a product developed by Pro Bono Net to enable large law firms to manage and measure their pro bono programs. This is the first acquisition for the nine-year-old Paladin, […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2023/12/top-15-lawnext-podcast-episodes-of-2023-and-of-all-time.html Fri, 29 Dec 2023 14:17:23 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=45446 Call me lucky. Every week, I get to sit down at the mic for my LawNext podcast and have a conversation with the leading “innovators and entrepreneurs who are driving what’s next in law.” For me, each and every one of these conversations is fun and fascinating. But I am equally fascinated to add up the numbers […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2022/12/top-15-lawnext-podcast-episodes-of-2022-and-of-all-time.html Wed, 28 Dec 2022 14:17:51 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=42233 Since starting my LawNext podcast in 2018, I have had the great fortune of sitting down almost every week for conversations with the “innovators and entrepreneurs who are driving what’s next in law.” While I enjoy each and every conversation, the numbers of listens reveal something about which topics and guests you, the listeners, found most […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2022/04/lawnext-podcast-pro-bono-net-cofounder-mark-obrien-on-technology-as-a-force-multiplier-for-meeting-legal-needs.html Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:19:18 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=40390 For 23 years, Pro Bono Net has been working to harness the potential of technology to connect pro bono attorneys to those most in need of their services and to provide legal tools to help individuals advocate for themselves. In 2021 alone, the non-profit helped more than 8.4 million people connect to a legal resource […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2021/07/fastcase-names-its-11th-annual-class-of-fastcase-50-honorees.html Mon, 12 Jul 2021 14:00:29 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=37012 If you are wondering where the innovators are in law, look no farther than the Fastcase 50, the annual award doled out by the legal intelligence company Fastcase that honors 50 of the law’s “smartest, most courageous, innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders.” Fastcase today announced its 11th annual Fastcase 50 honorees, which adds up to […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2021/05/pro-bono-net-and-legal-aid-groups-partner-to-launch-eviction-resource-for-n-y-tenants.html https://www.lawnext.com/2021/05/pro-bono-net-and-legal-aid-groups-partner-to-launch-eviction-resource-for-n-y-tenants.html#respond Fri, 21 May 2021 17:31:13 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=36586 At a time when many are predicting a tsunami of eviction cases resulting from the pandemic, the organization Pro Bono Net, in collaboration with several legal aid organizations, has launched TenantHelpNY.org, an online resource designed to help tenants in New York understand their housing rights. The new site provides resources to help tenants understand their […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2021/05/pro-bono-net-and-legal-aid-groups-partner-to-launch-eviction-resource-for-n-y-tenants.html/feed 0 https://www.lawnext.com/2020/08/fastcase-names-its-10th-annual-fastcase-50-honorees.html https://www.lawnext.com/2020/08/fastcase-names-its-10th-annual-fastcase-50-honorees.html#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2020 12:30:08 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=33849 Every year since 2011, the legal publisher Fastcase has presented its Fastcase 50 award, which honors 50 individuals who are judged to be the year’s “smartest, most courageous, innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders in the law.” Today, Fastcase named its honorees for 2020, and the list includes a diverse group of lawyers, legal technologists, law librarians, […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2020/08/fastcase-names-its-10th-annual-fastcase-50-honorees.html/feed 0 https://www.lawnext.com/2020/08/24-finalists-named-for-inaugural-american-legal-technology-awards.html https://www.lawnext.com/2020/08/24-finalists-named-for-inaugural-american-legal-technology-awards.html#respond Mon, 10 Aug 2020 13:00:25 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=33650 Twenty-four finalists in eight categories were announced this morning by organizers of the inaugural American Legal Technology Awards, a new round of awards that will honor companies and individuals who are making a difference in law through technology innovation. As I reported here in June, this is the first year of these awards, which were […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2020/08/24-finalists-named-for-inaugural-american-legal-technology-awards.html/feed 0 https://www.lawnext.com/2017/04/legal-services-corp-selects-two-states-pilots-access-justice-program.html https://www.lawnext.com/2017/04/legal-services-corp-selects-two-states-pilots-access-justice-program.html#respond Tue, 25 Apr 2017 12:45:28 +0000 http://www.lawnext.com/?p=15166 https://www.lawnext.com/2017/04/legal-services-corp-selects-two-states-pilots-access-justice-program.html/feed 0 https://www.lawnext.com/2017/03/new-site-helps-vets-appeal-benefits-decisions-find-pro-bono-legal-help.html https://www.lawnext.com/2017/03/new-site-helps-vets-appeal-benefits-decisions-find-pro-bono-legal-help.html#respond Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:39:41 +0000 http://www.lawnext.com/?p=14720 https://www.lawnext.com/2017/03/new-site-helps-vets-appeal-benefits-decisions-find-pro-bono-legal-help.html/feed 0 https://www.lawnext.com/2016/04/legal-services-corp-microsoft-pro-bono-net-team-create-legal-aid-portals.html https://www.lawnext.com/2016/04/legal-services-corp-microsoft-pro-bono-net-team-create-legal-aid-portals.html#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2016 19:22:16 +0000 http://www.lawnext.com/?p=12411 https://www.lawnext.com/2016/04/legal-services-corp-microsoft-pro-bono-net-team-create-legal-aid-portals.html/feed 1 https://www.lawnext.com/2006/12/new-tool-helps-firms-manage-pro-bono.html https://www.lawnext.com/2006/12/new-tool-helps-firms-manage-pro-bono.html#respond Sat, 02 Dec 2006 22:22:00 +0000 http://www.lawnext.com/2006/12/new-tool-helps-firms-manage-pro-bono.html https://www.lawnext.com/2006/12/new-tool-helps-firms-manage-pro-bono.html/feed 0