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Lawyers who offer free legal help for their clients are commonly called "pro

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问题     Lawyers who offer free legal help for their clients are commonly called "pro bono" lawyers. In recent years, there has been【B1】______law firms in the United States that do pro bono work. Among the trend-setters is the city of Los Angeles.
    A 65-year-old woman, who【B2】______herself only as Linda, says she has been fighting for a year to get guardianship of her grandnephew, Michael. Then she found Bet Tzedek, an【B3】______that provides free legal help to those who can’t afford a lawyer. Bet Tzedek’s staff connected Linda with pro bono lawyers from a large law firm, and they【B4】______her. After a year of fighting, Linda won guardianship of Michael.
    A growing number of lawyers, many from big law firms, offer free help for【B5】______clients, says David Lash, of the law firm O’Melveny & Myers. O’Melveny & Myers【B6】______anything from corporate law to intellectual property law. It also has a healthy pro bono【B7】______worldwide. Lash spends his workday talking to the community and organizations that offer free legal help to the needy. He also【B8】______pro bono cases for his firm. Lash says there are many reasons law firms offer free legal help. "【B9】______really maintain a competitive edge, major law firms really need to have some good and healthy pro bono programs. They’re invaluable ways to train young lawyers: they are great recruiting tools when we’re all interviewing at the top law schools," says Lash. She says giving people【B10】______justice is what democracy is all about. [br] 【B5】
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