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Global Pro Bono Counsel
Jerri Shick is the global pro bono counsel at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's New York office. She oversees the pro bono program across all Paul Hastings offices. In this role, Jerri fosters relationships with local, national and international public interest organizations to collaborate on pro bono matters, including oversight of pro bono projects.
Jerri also helps advance new pro bono initiatives with legal services organizations, facilitating pro bono participation across the firm. She helps firm lawyers develop pro bono practices that build their skills and complement their commercial practices. Jerri also manages pro bono collaborations with the firm's corporate clients. She designs systems to process, track and manage pro bono matters and addresses risk management issues with respect to the pro bono program.
- Public Interest Law Leadership Award, The Legal Aid Society (2018) Awarded to one exceptional leader in the pro bono community who has provided extraordinary services to the low-income residents of the New York region.
- Lawyer Who Leads By Example In Pro Bono
New York Law Journal (2014) Honor for leaders with an outstanding record of providing crucial legal services to poor New Yorkers.
Board Member
City Bar Fund
Committee Member
Pando Pro Bono Summit
- Frequent speaker at conferences and training programs, including Practicing Law Institute PLI), Pando Pro Bono Summit and the NLADA''s Equal Justice Conference.