Paul, Weiss is committed to providing impactful pro bono legal assistance to individuals and organizations in need. Our program is all-encompassing, spanning the core issues facing our society.
Advising Nonprofits
We provide legal assistance and advice to a wide range of nonprofit organizations. Our goal is to collaborate with and provide pro bono services to nonprofits that tackle issues aligning with our core pro bono focus areas.
We work with nonprofits on a variety of issues, including the incorporation of the organization, governance reviews, preparation and negotiation of contracts and agreements, tax assistance, real estate and leasing issues, and employment matters. We also assist nonprofits on a case-by-case basis, when our core areas of legal expertise align with the needs of an organization.
Below are some highlights:
- In partnership with the Robin Hood Foundation, New York City’s largest poverty-fighting organization, over 50 transactional attorneys join annually a Legal Health Check-Up Initiative to provide pro bono transactional legal support, including governance reviews, for the Robin Hood Foundation’s nonprofit grantees. Corporate, data privacy, tax, real estate and employment attorneys provide counsel to smaller nonprofits with fewer than 50 employees and to members of Robin Hood’s Power Fund.
- Paul, Weiss regularly partners with community-focused nonprofits and legal service organizations focused on addressing core societal issues and assists with formation, tax-exempt status questions, leases, contract review, governance matters, compliance questions and employment advice.
- Paul, Weiss regularly hosts trainings for nonprofits in partnership with legal service providers to address transactional legal issues ranging from understanding the implications of AI to structuring a nonprofit entity and best corporate governance practices.
- Paul, Weiss partners with nonprofits to form and structure financings and impact investments funds aimed to assist with raising capital for nonprofit operations and aid vulnerable populations.
To learn more, please click on each of the pro bono page’s Spotlights for a more in-depth look at the work we are doing with nonprofits in each core pro bono focus.