Corporate Partnerships
Corporate Partnerships
DWT’s approach to pro bono is novel, impact-driven, and purposeful. We work every day to reimagine the way pro bono services are delivered, and to create new, sustainable, scalable solutions that move the needle for communities in-need.
Key to this effort are partnerships with in-house legal departments. By leveraging the strengths and dedication of our corporate partners, we more effectively address complex challenges and bring more resources to bear, improving access to the justice system.
To learn more about how DWT supports in-house legal departments in their pro bono and social impact initiatives, and to join the In-House Gateway to Good (the firm’s novel pro bono software, available exclusively to DWT clients), please reach out to our pro bono corporate partnerships attorney, Kaitlyn Fallon.
DWT’s approach to pro bono is novel, impact-driven, and purposeful. We work every day to reimagine the way pro bono services are delivered, and to create new, sustainable, scalable solutions that move the needle for communities in-need.
Key to this effort are partnerships with in-house legal departments. By leveraging the strengths and dedication of our corporate partners, we more effectively address complex challenges and bring more resources to bear, improving access to the justice system.
To learn more about how DWT supports in-house legal departments in their pro bono and social impact initiatives, and to join the In-House Gateway to Good (the firm’s novel pro bono software, available exclusively to DWT clients), please reach out to our pro bono corporate partnerships attorney, Kaitlyn Fallon.
Teaming Up for Days of Service
Over the past year, the pro bono department organized 50 days of service and educational trainings for corporate partners nationwide. Volunteers from 49 different companies, including the ones below, helped advance critical causes that change the world for the better, while showcasing our shared value of giving back.
Teaming Up for Days of Service
Over the past year, the pro bono department organized 50 days of service and educational trainings for corporate partners nationwide. Volunteers from 49 different companies, including the ones below, helped advance critical causes that change the world for the better, while showcasing our shared value of giving back.
At Financial Institution Pro Bono Day in early 2023, we partnered with financial services clients around the country to:
Conduct legal research for Texas Appleseed, a nonprofit that works to advance racial justice and equity by reforming the bail bond system.
Create financial education tip sheets for the Alliance for Children’s Rights in Los Angeles to support youth transitioning out of foster care.
Present educational trainings on how to avoid financial fraud and exploitation to senior centers in Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago, and San Francisco.
Some of our corporate partners for these events included Apple Bank, Capital One, Citi, Discover Financial Services, Key Bank, NERA Economic Consulting, Wells Fargo, and Zurich North America.
Pictured here: Attorneys and staff from Apple Bank, DWT, and NERA Economic Consulting who presented at a senior center in New York City.
At Financial Institution Pro Bono Day in early 2023, we partnered with financial services clients around the country to:
Conduct legal research for Texas Appleseed, a nonprofit that works to advance racial justice and equity by reforming the bail bond system.
Create financial education tip sheets for the Alliance for Children’s Rights in Los Angeles to support youth transitioning out of foster care.
Present educational trainings on how to avoid financial fraud and exploitation, provided by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to senior centers in Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago, and San Francisco.
Some of our corporate partners for these events included Apple Bank, Capital One, Citi, Discover Financial Services, Key Bank, NERA Economic Consulting, Wells Fargo, and Zurich North America.
Pictured here: Attorneys and staff from Apple Bank, DWT, and NERA Economic Consulting who presented at a senior center in New York City.
DWT also partnered with Mapping Segregation and the University of Washington’s Racial Restrictive Covenants Project, projects that map racially restrictive covenants across Washington D.C. and Washington state. The organizations educated volunteers about the history of racially restrictive covenants, the significance behind identifying them, and their lasting negative effects. Volunteers then worked together to identify covenants in deeds and enter information on each one into a database.
Some of our client partners for this important effort included Affirm, Amazon, Bloomberg, Blue Origin, Capital One, Microsoft, Redfin, Spotify, TD Bank, T-Mobile, and Ziff Davis.
Pictured here: Attorneys and staff from DWT and Microsoft. Volunteers examined property deeds on microfilm to identify racially restrictive language, in collaboration with the University of Washington’s Racial Restrictive Covenants Project.
Making Pro Bono and Social Impact Opportunities Available in One Click
In 2023, DWT launched a new first-of-its-kind platform called the In-House Gateway to Good to make it easy for in-house legal departments to access pro bono and social impact opportunities. This platform is exclusively available to DWT corporate clients, and allows users to record their hours, set companywide and individual goals, track progress, and so much more.
Not only have DWT clients across the nation enthusiastically embraced the platform, but it has been widely recognized by the legal industry and media as an innovative game-changer. As a result, the firm received the following recognition in 2023:
Making Pro Bono and Social Impact Opportunities Available in One Click
In 2023, DWT launched a new first-of-its-kind platform called the In-House Gateway to Good to make it easy for in-house legal departments to access pro bono and social impact opportunities. This platform is exclusively available to DWT corporate clients, and allows users to record their hours, set companywide and individual goals, track progress, and so much more.
Not only have DWT clients across the nation enthusiastically embraced the platform, but it has been widely recognized by the legal industry and media as an innovative game-changer. As a result, the firm received the following recognition in 2023:
American Lawyer Media honored DWT with the Innovations in Pro Bono Award.
The International Legal Technology Association recognized the In-House Gateway to Good as the 2023 Transformative Project of the Year.
American Lawyer Media honored DWT with the Innovations in Pro Bono Award.
The International Legal Technology Association recognized the In-House Gateway to Good as the 2023 Transformative Project of the Year.
Supporting our Corporate Clients’ Commitment to Pro Bono
Supporting our Corporate Clients’ Commitment to Pro Bono
In-House Pro Bono Summit
In-House Pro Bono Summit
In response to in-house legal departments’ desire to learn how to create effective and compliant pro bono programs, DWT launched a first-of-its-kind seminar called the In-House Pro Bono Summit.
Now in its fifth year, the summit is an in-demand event that draws more than 200 in-house attendees from over 90 unique companies. The 2023 summit explored how AI will revolutionize the way low-income clients access justice.
Top AI leaders provided valuable insight into timely issues impacting everything from corporations to communities and explored the critical interplay between technology and access to justice. Our presenters also unpacked how AI will impact diversity, equity and inclusion in the future and the ethical challenges posed by AI.
In response to in-house legal departments’ desire to learn how to create effective and compliant pro bono programs, DWT launched a first-of-its-kind seminar called the In-House Pro Bono Summit.
Now in its fifth year, the summit is an in-demand event that draws more than 200 in-house attendees from over 90 unique companies. The 2023 summit explored how AI will revolutionize the way low-income clients access justice.
Top AI leaders provided valuable insight into timely issues impacting everything from corporations to communities and explored the critical interplay between technology and access to justice. Our presenters also unpacked how AI will impact diversity, equity and inclusion in the future and the ethical challenges posed by AI.
Presenters included Pablo Arredondo, co-founder and chief innovation officer at Casetext; Che Chang, general counsel at OpenAI; Adrián Palma, pro bono program manager at Microsoft; Jim J. Sandman, distinguished lecturer and senior consultant to the Future of the Profession Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School; DWT partner K.C. Halm; Kaitlyn Fallon, pro bono corporate partnerships attorney at DWT; Daniel Szabo, director of enterprise projects at DWT; DWT partner Shannon L. McNeal; Yusuf Z. Zakir, chief diversity, equity, & inclusion officer at DWT; Jennifer Dumas, general counsel at Allen Institute for AI; Jason Barnwell, associate general counsel – monetization and business planning at Microsoft; DWT partner Sarah K. Duran; and DWT partner Filipp Kofman.
Presenters included Pablo Arredondo, co-founder and chief innovation officer at Casetext; Che Chang, general counsel at OpenAI; Adrián Palma, pro bono program manager at Microsoft; Jim J. Sandman, distinguished lecturer and senior consultant to the Future of the Profession Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School; DWT partner K.C. Halm; Kaitlyn Fallon, pro bono corporate partnerships attorney at DWT; Daniel Szabo, director of enterprise projects at DWT; DWT partner Shannon L. McNeal; Yusuf Z. Zakir, chief diversity, equity, & inclusion officer at DWT; Jennifer Dumas, general counsel at Allen Institute for AI; Jason Barnwell, associate general counsel – monetization and business planning at Microsoft; DWT partner Sarah K. Duran; and DWT partner Filipp Kofman.
In-House Insights
Now in its third season, DWT’s In-House Insights video series features in-house lawyers and staff who discuss timely issues that impact access to justice, and share best legal department pro bono practices.
Our In-House Insights series is available here and features leaders from Seattle Mariners, Redfin, Amazon, Smartsheet, Highspot, Zulily, Bloomberg, Flynn Group, and Microsoft.
In-House Insights
Now in its third season, DWT’s In-House Insights video series features in-house lawyers and staff who discuss timely issues that impact access to justice, and share best legal department pro bono practices.
Our In-House Insights series is available here and features leaders from Seattle Mariners, Redfin, Amazon, Smartsheet, Highspot, Zulily, Bloomberg, Flynn Group, and Microsoft.
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DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP
Ability, integrity, and service to others – these are the three pillars on which Davis Wright Tremaine was built. As our founding partner once famously said, “…unless we are serving mankind to the top extent of our ability and putting our best talent into that service, what good is life?”
Learn More at DWT.COM/PRO-BONO
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