The Public Service Project at Stroock (PSP) is the cornerstone of the firm’s longtime commitment to serving the public interest. Created in March 2001 after a century of firm service to pro bono matters, organizations and advocacy, the Public Service Project provides a broad array of legal assistance, with a special focus on underserved and under-resourced communities in New York City.
Stroock’s innovative approach seeks to build our pro bono practice in much the same way we build our commercial practice areas. The Public Service Project, for example, is constantly fine-tuning core areas of concentration. These include Community Building; Disability Rights; Schools & Education; Women, Family & Children; Disaster Legal Relief and Access to Justice. We also encourage our attorneys to explore their own paths to public service.
A principal goal of the PSP has been to engage attorneys from our transactional departments in increasingly sophisticated pro bono matters. Our transactional matters typically pair pioneering clients with diverse teams of Stroock attorneys who have a broad and complementary range of experience. Our goal in these representations is to provide comprehensive service, drawing on our expertise in tax, insolvency, intellectual property, employment, real estate, financial restructuring, structured finance and general corporate law.
Our litigators, meanwhile, continue our 100-year tradition of giving a voice to the voiceless and fair opportunity to the disenfranchised. In doing so, in and out of the courtroom, they hone invaluable skills as they level the playing field.
Since its founding, the Public Service Project has been repeatedly recognized as an innovative leader in the delivery of pro bono legal services to those in need.
