Pro Bono Service as Social Entrepreneurship

Every problem is an opportunity

&

The bigger the problem the bigger the opportunity

For the public good

Social Entrepreneur

Paul Buchheit

Buchheit’s problem was accessing e-mail

The problem was an opportunity to create a solution

Lawyers are professionals who create solutions for clients

The lawyer as social entrepreneur

Why?

Giving back to community

Social Responsibility

Image

RecognitionAltruism

Professional commitment

Duty

Motivation

Intrinsic rewards

Autonomy

Mastery

Purpose

Opportunity

Innovation

I will use my knowledge of the

law for the betterment of society

and the improvement of the legal

system;

I will never reject, from any

consideration personal to myself,

the cause of the defenseless or

oppressed