{"id":160304,"date":"2025-03-24T13:19:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T21:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=160304"},"modified":"2025-03-24T13:19:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T21:19:59","slug":"does-big-law-love-civil-rights-law-because-it-enhances-big-laws-power-prestige-and-income","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=160304","title":{"rendered":"Does Big Law love civil rights law because it enhances Big Law&#8217;s power, prestige and income?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><A HREF=\"https:\/\/yourmoralleader.blogspot.com\/2025\/03\/does-big-law-love-civil-rights-law.html\">Grok says<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Big Law firms engage in civil rights law to enhance their power, prestige, and indirectly their income, rather than out of a deep passion for the field.<br \/>\nResearch suggests that civil rights work, often done pro bono, boosts their reputation and attracts socially conscious clients, which can lead to more business.<br \/>\nThe evidence leans toward Big Law valuing civil rights law for strategic benefits, such as visibility in high-profile cases&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grok says: Big Law firms engage in civil rights law to enhance their power, prestige, and indirectly their income, rather than out of a deep passion for the field. 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