{"id":1066,"date":"2020-04-27T06:24:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T12:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalaidfoundation.org\/?p=1066"},"modified":"2020-11-09T17:11:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T00:11:00","slug":"associate-leadership-in-the-time-of-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalaidfoundation.org\/associate-leadership-in-the-time-of-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"Associate Leadership in the Time of COVID"},"content":{"rendered":"

DENVER\u2014 The Legal Aid Foundation\u2019s 2020 Associates Campaign, which concluded on April 15th<\/sup>, raised nearly $230,000 for legal aid in just six weeks. An impressive result even under normal circumstances, the fact that it was accomplished despite a global pandemic and a completely shuttered economy makes it truly extraordinary. And the timing couldn\u2019t be better as the need for legal aid is expected to increase dramatically in the coming months.<\/p>\n

The Associates Campaign, which typically runs through the month of March, kicked off this year, as usual, on March 1st<\/sup>, just days before the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Colorado. The effort, led entirely by young lawyers, got off to a strong start, but as law firms transitioned to remote work and schools closed, a decision was made to pause the Campaign.<\/p>\n

Despite the challenges of working from home and balancing child care and home-schooling demands, the dedicated young lawyers responsible for the Campaign reignited it on April 1st<\/sup>, and thanks to newly improvised fundraising strategies, including Zoom happy hours, the end result surpassed all expectations. Over 77 percent of associates at 65 Colorado law firms donated to legal aid, and over 400 others in the legal community supported the cause as well. In addition, 33 firms achieved 100 percent participation among their associates.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe need for legal aid over the coming months will be greater than ever as more Coloradans face economic hardship, housing disruptions and consumer credit problems,\u201d said Legal Aid Foundation Board Chair Eric Olson. \u201cThis support means that more Coloradans will get the legal help they need to navigate a frightening and uncertain future.\u201d<\/p>\n

This was the 16th<\/sup> year that Colorado\u2019s young lawyers have demonstrated their commitment to equal justice through their leadership of the Associates Campaign. The Campaign is organized as a friendly competition between similarly-sized firms, and although all participating firms contributed to the incredible success of this year\u2019s Campaign, the results of its competitive aspects are as follows:<\/p>\n

Total of $228,080 was raised from 1,176 donors<\/strong><\/p>\n

Largest Associate Per Capita Gift<\/u>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larger Firms: WilmerHale<\/p>\n

Mid-Sized Firms: Otten Johnson Robinson Neff & Ragonetti<\/p>\n

Smaller Firms: Bartlit Beck<\/em><\/p>\n

Broadening Participation:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Larger Firms: Sherman & Howard<\/p>\n

Mid-Sized Firms: Ballard Spahr<\/p>\n

Smaller Firms: Fairfield & Woods<\/p>\n

Largest Overall Total: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Larger Firms: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck<\/p>\n

Mid-Sized Firms: Ballard Spahr<\/p>\n

Smaller Firms: Fairfield & Woods<\/p>\n

100 Percent Associate Participation:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Armstrong Teasdale<\/p>\n

Ballard Spahr<\/p>\n

Bartlit Beck<\/p>\n

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck<\/p>\n

Burns Figa & Will<\/p>\n

Chipman Glasser<\/p>\n

Davis Graham & Stubbs<\/p>\n

Fairfield & Woods<\/p>\n

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath<\/p>\n

Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher<\/p>\n

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher<\/p>\n

Greenberg Traurig<\/p>\n

Haddon Morgan Foreman<\/p>\n

Harris Law Firm<\/p>\n

Hogan Lovells<\/p>\n

Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe<\/p>\n

Jones & Keller<\/p>\n

Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell<\/p>\n

Keating Wagner Polidori Free<\/p>\n

Koenig Oelsner Taylor Schoenfeld & Gaddis<\/p>\n

Kutak Rock<\/p>\n

Littler Mendelson<\/p>\n

Merchant & Gould<\/p>\n

Milgrom & Daskam<\/p>\n

Moye White<\/p>\n

Nelson Mullins<\/p>\n

Otten Johnson Robinson Neff & Ragonetti<\/p>\n

S&D Law<\/p>\n

Sheridan Ross<\/p>\n

Sherman & Howard<\/p>\n

Sherr Puttmann Akins Lamb<\/p>\n

Snell & Wilmer<\/p>\n

WilmerHale<\/p>\n

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