Why do big law firms care so much about pro bono hours? Are there any advantages apart from marketing?

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Marketing, law students really care about it so helps with recruiting, helps lit associates hone skills that might be tough to come by in their regular practice until they’re more senior, and there is a genuinely altruistic element of it too.

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Do they though? Do the partners care or is it the admin staff that care more?

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