On June 23, 2014, Cleary Gottlieb was awarded the Pro Bono Leadership Award from Legal Services NYC at its seventh annual Jazz for Justice event. The award recognizes Cleary Gottlieb as one of Legal Services NYC’s top 15 Pro Bono partners of 2013. Cleary Gottlieb partner Jennifer Kennedy Park accepted the award on behalf of the firm, and currently serves on the board of Legal Services NYC.
Legal Services NYC is the largest organization, exclusively devoted to providing free civil legal services for vulnerable populations, in the United States. For more than 45 years, Legal Services NYC has challenged systemic injustice and helped clients meet basic needs for housing, income and economic security, family and immigration stability, education, and health care.