Partnering and Giving Back with Clinic in a Box® Partnering and Giving Back with Clinic in a Box®

Partnering and Giving Back with Clinic in a Box

For the past 15 years, the Association of Corporate Council’s Northeast Chapter (ACC-NE), in partnership with Mintz, Corporate Pro Bono (a project of the Pro Bono Institute), and Lawyers Clearinghouse, have hosted Clinic in a Box®, a half-day pro bono clinic providing legal advice to Boston area nonprofit organizations. This annual event provides a meaningful opportunity for in-house legal department volunteers to give back to their communities, as well as expand their portfolios of pro bono work. This past year, 35 in-house attorney volunteers donated their time to the event and 12 local nonprofits attended. During the first half of the day, Mintz attorneys Geri Haight and Emma Follansbee, along with attorneys from the Lawyers Clearinghouse, trained volunteers on the topics of nonprofit bylaws and COVID-19 employer guidance. Armed with this knowledge, volunteers were then paired with attending nonprofits to consult with them on their individual needs. At the conclusion of the event, the nonprofit clients left with valuable legal guidance and resources. To date, more than 300 in-house lawyers have participated in this annual clinic, a highlight of the firm’s pro bono work each year.

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Chair of Mintz's Pro Bono Committee

susan finegan

We have been working with Mintz for over 15 years, putting on the Clinic in a Box® for our ACC-NE Members. It's one of the most anticipated programs that we do every year. We have held it in person and switched to virtual during COVID. In both formats, the participants find the experience extremely worthwhile.

sue finegan

Member and Chair of the Pro Bono Committee

joseph ort

Project Analyst

shaina sikka

Project Analyst

eleanor shea

Project Analyst

Geri haight

Member

emma follansbee

Associate

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Executive Director of the ACC-NE

Julie duffy

mintz training attorneys

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The Association of Corporate Counsel Northeast Chapter (ACC-NE)

Pro Bono Institute (PBI) | Corporate Pro Bono (CPBO) Project

Lawyers Clearinghouse

Clinic in a Box® Partners

nonprofits in attendance

Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center - Pao Arts Center Boston Latin Academy Association HarborCOV, Inc. Millennium Campus Network (MCN) Political Asylum / Immigration Representation (PAIR) Project Stone House Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice, Inc. The Second Step Victim Rights Law Center Vivarium Operational Excellence Network Inc.

Geri haight

Member

emma follansbee

Associate

mintz training attorneys

sue finegan

Member and Chair of the Pro Bono Committee

joseph ort

Project Analyst

shaina sikka

Project Analyst

eleanor shea

Project Analyst

mintz organizers

Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center - Pao Arts Center

Boston Latin Academy Association

HarborCOV, Inc.

Millennium Campus Network (MCN)

Political Asylum / Immigration Representation (PAIR) Project

Stone House

Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice, Inc.

The Second Step

Victim Rights Law Center

Vivarium Operational Excellence Network Inc.

Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence