Not long after DLA, a British firm, and two U.S. firms, Piper Rudnick and Gray Cary combined to become DLA Piper in 2005, the new entity established an affiliated non profit organization to take on international pro bono efforts. Since then the firm has worked in 16 countries spread across three continents, addressing real legal needs in in less developed and post- conflict countries. The firm aims to provide 13,000-to-15,000 pro bono hours annually across four main practice areas: women’s rights, access to justice and law reform, economic development, and environmental protection.
Perhaps just as remarkable—a real example of an organization assisting through imparting its own, specialist knowledge—is its emphasis on providing legal education. Currently New Perimeter is providing training projects in Guyana, Mexico, Colombia, South Africa and Tanzania, and expects to have new projects on stream in Zambia and Nepal by the close of 2013.
