Microsoft + Angelina Jolie + Pro Bono Lawyers = KIND
High-tech giant Microsoft and big screen star Angelina Jolie are joining forces with leading law firms and corporate law departments on Friday to announce the formation of Kids in Need of Defense, an organization dedicated to providing legal counsel to unaccompanied immigrant and refugee children in the United States. Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith will hold a Washington luncheon to launch the effort. The titillating "Tomb Rader" star is not on the guest list for the event.
Key invitees include Ronald Schechter (not Jolie), a senior partner at Arnold & Porter, and Mauricio Vivero (not Jolie), executive director of Ayuda, a D.C. based group that protects the legal rights of low-income immigrants in the metropolitan region. KIND's pro bono network of attorneys will serve children in areas of the country where the need is greatest, including Los Angeles, Seattle, Houston, and the northeast corridor. In Washington state, Microsoft already spearheads Advocates for Immigrant Justice, a coalition of law firms, corporations and NGOs that offer pro bono help.
Others involved in KIND include Covington & Burling, Holland & Knight, Perkins Coie, Latham & Watkins, Sidley Austin, Morrison & Foerster, News Corp., and many more. (Photo Credit: KIND)
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