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Public Interest Executive Roundtable
By Rachel Epps Spears
Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta
O
nce each quarter, leaders of local public interest
and pro bono legal organizations gather at the
Atlanta Bar offices. Over a lunch provided by the
Bar, Public Interest Executive Roundtable (PIER) members
share challenges and best practices, receive management
training and connect one another with resources. Between
meetings, members connect via email seeking advice and
forming policies. The Atlanta Bar Association took the lead
in organizing the PIER group in early 2010. Before that, any
assembly of the organizations was sporadic, haphazard and
inevitably followed by the sentiment of “we should do this
more often”. I asked other PIER members what the group
means to them and here are some of their responses:
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THE ATLANTA LAWYER
October 2012
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"A private place for non-profit executive directors to
share and learn is a rare thing. I have taken away
new ideas about supervision, volunteer recruitment,
and tapping into law firm resources." – Phyllis
Holmen, Georgia Legal Services Program
“As executive directors of nonprofit public interest law
firms, we wear numerous hats on a daily basis. We
are ma