The Thomson-Reuters Foundation unveiled its new international pro bono project to a group of big firm lawyers and representatives from nongovernmental organizations in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Dubbed TrustLaw, the effort is designed to provide a new online market for pro bono projects around the world, connecting NGOs and nonprofits in need of free legal services with law firms looking to help... Nonprofit groups like Transparency International and Kiva.org can post descriptions of the projects they need legal help with, from analyzing the anti-corruption efforts of an NGO in Russia to tax and regulatory advice in setting up a microfinance group in Uganda... Firms including Latham & Watkins in the U.S. and Garrigues in Spain have already signaled their interest in the project...Peter O'Driscoll, executive director of...ActionAid, said that in the 30 years he's been working in the field, the legal framework hasn't kept up with the explosion of new projects in the NGO sector. [also refers to Westlaw (part of Thomson-Reuters), Hildebrandt Baker Robbins, Deloitte Financial Services Advisory (part of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu), DLA Piper]