Overview
(July 11, 2023, Washington, DC) – Steptoe jumped 11 places in The American Lawyer’s 2023 Pro Bono Scorecard placing it amongst the top 20 pro bono law firms in the US. The firm ranks 18 in the national category and 32 in the international category.
In the national rankings, The American Lawyer ranks the Am Law 200 by their pro bono score for work performed by US-based lawyers. The scores are based on the average number of pro bono hours for US-based lawyers in 2022 and the percentage of lawyers handling at least 20 hours. Steptoe's US lawyers averaged 91.5 pro bono hours per lawyer, and 68.7% of lawyers completed 20 or more pro bono hours.
In the international rankings, The American Lawyer ranks Am Law 200 firms by their score for pro bono work performed by lawyers based outside the United States. Steptoe's international lawyers averaged 23.5 pro bono hours per lawyer, and 27.8% of lawyers completed 20 or more pro bono hours.
Pro bono partner Paul Lee said: "Our firm continues to show up in the fight for access to justice. I am proud of Steptoe’s enduring legacy of serving those with the greatest need.”
Steptoe maintains a strong commitment to pro bono. Public service is an integral part of our history, ethos, and operations. The principle of increasing access to justice guides our pro bono efforts. Steptoe is a charter signatory to the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge, and was one of the first law firms to establish a position for a lawyer with full-time responsibility overseeing the firm’s pro bono program.
Learn more about Steptoe's pro bono service.
About Steptoe
In more than 100 years of practice, Steptoe has earned an international reputation for vigorous representation of clients before governmental agencies, successful advocacy in litigation and arbitration, and creative and practical advice in structuring business transactions. Steptoe has more than 500 lawyers and other professional staff across offices in Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com.
The diversity of the firm is a critical factor in its success. The firm’s Chair is a woman; the majority of the firm’s elected executive committee is female; the majority of Steptoe's nine offices are managed by women; and the majority of Steptoe’s practice groups have women as leaders. The firm's six-person professional business services leadership is equally diverse, with two women of color, and other leaders who openly identify as LGBTQ+.
