PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP

Pro Bono Service
Paul, Weiss’s commitment to pro bono work is deeply rooted in the firm’s history
and culture. This defining tradition drives our willingness and ability to take on, as
pro bono counsel, the highest stakes, highest profile cases of our time. It also
underscores an unwavering commitment to provide free legal assistance to those
desperately in need, regardless of who they are, or how daunting or unpopular their
circumstances.
We encourage our attorneys and paralegals to get involved with pro bono representation
of individuals and groups that need our services.
Recent representations include:
• Advancing the Rights of the Disabled: We represented Disability Advocates
in a case that resulted in a ruling requiring New York state to provide supported
housing within the next four years for every eligible resident of an impacted
New York City adult home who wants it. The order follows a decision where
the court held that New York state violated the Americans with Disabilities Act
by segregating individuals with mental illnesses in adult homes.
• Supporting Social Entrepreneurs: We counsel Ashoka Fellows, entrepreneurs
who combine innovative solutions to social problems with a commitment to
bold new ideas that transform economic patterns across the world. We are
currently helping Ashoka Fellows with legal matters in South Africa, Ireland,
Nepal and Tanzania.
• Obtaining Asylum for the Persecuted: We represent numerous international
clients seeking refuge in the United States from persecution in their native
countries. We work closely with Human Rights First, the City Bar Justice Center
and Immigration Equality to obtain asylum for clients from Africa, Asia and Europe
on the basis of religious persecution, sexual orientation and HIV status, political
opinions, nationality and membership in a social group and race.
• Assisting Survivors of Human Trafficking and Violent Crimes: We are
assisting the City Bar Justice Center’s Immigrant Women & Children Project in
its efforts to assist survivors of human trafficking and victims of violent crimes
applying for lawful permanent residency in the United States.