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Pro Bono Firm Of 2013: Kirkland & Ellis

Law360, Los Angeles (September 11, 2013, 9:03 PM EDT) -- Through its broad pro bono program, Kirkland & Ellis LLP has in the last year helped curb police brutality in Puerto Rico, joined the fight against state voter identification laws, and blocked a Michigan law barring medical benefits for partners of gay and lesbian public employees, earning the firm a spot on Law 360's Pro Bono Firms of 2013.

Last year, 1,099 of the multinational firm's attorneys donated a total of 103,758 hours to pro bono work, according to the firm. Kirkland doesn't have an official requirement for pro bono hours, but the firm in 2012 achieved an all-time high participation rate in such endeavors, with a record 59 percent of its attorneys...

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