Partnerships

At Jenner & Block, we are proud to partner with corporate clients, nonprofit organizations, and in-house counsel who share our values and commitment to expanding access to justice. If you're interested in partnering with us and making a meaningful impact, we invite you to reach out to our Pro Bono Counsel Nura Maznavi.

Together, we can continue to make a difference.

Partnering with Our Corporate Clients

We are proud to partner with our clients to expand our reach and make an even greater impact on people who are in need of legal services.

On August 28, Jenner & Cboe lawyers (pictured here) helped 32 asylum seekers apply for work authorization permits in a pro bono workshop, with training provided by the National Immigrant Justice Center.

Jenner attorneys worked in partnership with our clients to assist 26 young people apply for DACA renewals in 2024.

Partnerships in Action: A Snapshot

Below is a snapshot of our collaborative efforts, highlighting just a few of the many impactful projects we've had the privilege of working on with our partners throughout the year.

Jenner & Block’s Chicago Office Hosts Event to Celebrate Pro Bono Partnerships 

In honor of the firm fulfilling its $250 million pro bono commitment, Jenner & Block hosted a reception in the Chicago office to celebrate the power of pro bono partnerships. Partnerships with corporate clients and nonprofit organizations are vital for reaching and serving those who would not otherwise have access to justice. The event featured Jenner’s pro bono clients, including a speech from Pastor Chris Harris of Bright Star Community Outreach and a performance by the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras. Guests included attorneys from corporate clients with whom we've collaborated on pro bono initiatives, as well as representatives from legal services organizations across the Chicagoland region. Co-Managing Partner Randy Mehrberg, Pro Bono Committee Co-Chair Debbie Berman, and Partner Wade Thomson also gave remarks at the reception.

Partnering with Nonprofit and Legal Services Organizations

We collaborate with many groups, organizations, and clinics, including: 

ABA Death Penalty Project

ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)

Advocate

Alliance for Children’s Rights

American Bar Association

American Immigration Council

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

Anti-Defamation League

Appellate Advocates

Arab American Civil Rights League

ArchCity Defenders

Ascend Justice

Asian Americans Advancing Justice

Ayuda

Bet Tzedek

Beyond Legal Aid

Breakthrough Urban Ministries

Brennan Center

Brooklyn Defender Services

CAASE (Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation)

Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic

CARPLS

Catholic Charities

Center for Constitutional Rights

Center for Disability & Elder Law

Center for Justice and Accountability

Center for Reproductive Rights

Center on Wrongful Convictions

Centrepoint

Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice

Chicago Bar Association

Chicago Bar Foundation

Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Chicago Legal Clinic

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

City Bar Justice Center of New York City Bar Association

City of Hope

Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago

CVLS (Chicago Volunteer Legal Services)

DC Bar Foundation

DC Bar Pro Bono Center

DC Volunteer Lawyers Project

Disability Rights Maryland

DV LEAP

Environmental Law and Policy Center

Equal Justice Works

Equip for Equality

Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project

Family Defense Center

Family Violence Appellate Project

FAMM (Families Against Mandatory Minimums)

FDLA (First Defense Legal Aid)

FLSA (Financial Services Lawyers Association - UK)

Her Justice

Housing Right to Counsel Project

Human Rights First

Human Rights Watch

Human Trafficking Pro Bono Legal Center

Illinois Bar Foundation

Illinois Legal Aid Online

Illinois Prison Project

Inner City Law Center

Innocence Project

Jenner & Block Supreme Court and Appellate Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School

John Marshall Law School Veterans Legal Support Center and Clinic

KIND (Kids in Need of Defense)

Lambda Legal

Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender

Lawndale Christian Legal Center

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area

Lawyers for the Creative Arts

Lawyers Without Borders

Legal Advice Centre (University House)

Legal Aid Chicago

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

Legal Aid Society - NY

Legal Aid Society of DC

Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services

Legal Council for Health Justice

Legal Services Corporation

Legal Services NYC

Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation

Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice

Loyola Law School - Project for the Innocent

MacArthur Justice Center

Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project

Muslim Advocates

NAACP

NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund

National Centre for Lesbian Rights

National Family Violence Law Center at GW Law School

National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild

National Immigration Law Center

National Legal Aid and Defender Association

Native American Rights Fund

Natural Resources Defense Council

New York Legal Assistance Group

NIJC (National Immigrant Justice Center)

North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic

NYLPI (New York Lawyers for Public Interest)

Office of the State Appellate Defender

Open Hands Legal Services

PILI (Public Interest Law Initiative)

Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation

Pro Bono Institute

Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland

ProBAR – South Texas Pro Bono ASYLUM Representation Project

Project IJP

Project on Predatory Student Lending

Promise of Justice Initiative

Protect Democracy

Public Counsel

Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia

Rising for Justice

Safe Horizon

Southern Center for Human Rights

Southern Poverty Law Center

State of Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission

Tahirih Justice Center

TAP (The Access Project)

The Bronx Defenders

The Law Project/Community Law Project

The Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

The Michigan Innocence Clinic

The NYU Civil Rights and Racial Justice Clinic

The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless

Thresholds

Times Up Legal Defense Fund

TIRC (Illinois Torture Relief and Inquiry Commission)

TLDEF (Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund)

Trust Law

United Way of Metro Chicago

University of Chicago Law Exoneration Project

Uptown People’s Law Center

Urban Justice Center

Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program

VOLS (Volunteers of Legal Service)

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

We the Action

Western Center on Law and Poverty

Whitman-Walker Health

Yale Legal Services Clinics