McDermott Will & Schulte counsel tells Port Harcourt summit that pro bono work opens doors young lawyers rarely anticipate.
Justice Research Institute hosted Jayme Cassidy, Pro Bono Transactions Counsel at McDermott Will & Schulte LLP, as guest speaker at the Nigerian Bar Association Young Lawyers Summit panel session held on 24 April 2026 at NBA House, Port Harcourt.
Speaking virtually on Strategic Charity: Reframing Pro Bono as a Tool for Skills Development, Visibility, and Entry into International Legal Networks, she addressed the evolving role of pro bono practice in professional growth, global legal engagement and impact-driven service.
The session drew early-career practitioners weighing how to build practices that are both commercially viable and publicly useful. JRI convenes such sessions to connect emerging Nigerian lawyers with international practice networks.
Linking domestic pro bono practice to international legal networks creates a supply incentive for legal aid work that appeals to career interest, not only professional duty.