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Pro bono rule change reporting period began August 1
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The Mississippi Business Journal
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September 12, 2005
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Recently, the Mississippi Supreme Court amended the Mississippi Rules of Professional Conduct to require attorneys to report their annual hours of pro bono legal services to low-income people.
The first reporting period began August 1 and ends July 31, 2006, to correspond with the 2006-2007 bar statements to be mailed next August.
"The Supreme Court is committed to providing adequate representation for indigents and remains hopeful that by these amendments to Rule 6.1 that lawyers will all fully assist us in that commitment," said Chief Justice James Smith.
The rule change is important because it clearly announces that providing pro bono legal services to the poor is a lawyer's professional ...