Seely sees career at Memphis Area Legal Services as ‘mission work’

Law Talk profile for The Memphis Daily News

Nov. 1, 2012

October was National Pro Bono Month in the legal profession, a time when attorneys are urged to use their knowledge for the greater good and help those in need.

The Tennessee Supreme Court has written that “a lawyer should aspire to render at least 50 hours of pro bono publico legal services per year.”

Though this is more of a suggestion than a mandate, many attorneys do want to help, and that’s where Linda Warren Seely, director of private attorney involvement for Memphis Area Legal Services Inc., comes in.

MALS is the principal provider of civil legal assistance to low-income individuals and the elderly in the area … (read more)