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Submitted in partial fulfillment of the degree Master of Law in International Law at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. This thesis begins by providing a snapshot of the emerging field of GPB, within the context of general pro bono and legal sector trends. It presents an overview of how GPB is presently undertaken by law firms, and includes detail on the structure, regional focus, and features ... read moreof the implemented programs. The author argues that there is not simply an opportunity but in fact a duty for large international law firms to undertake this kind of pro bono work, as uniquely powerful non-state actors in the global sphere. This duty stems from two sources: first, the natural extension of professional responsibility to undertake pro bono within the donor country, with globalization broadening the notion of "society" to which the law firm owes this responsibility; and second, as a crucial component of the developing concept of corporate social responsibility for the law firm as a global business.read less
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