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Sara K. Andrews

Co-Director of New Perimeter

Emailsara.k.andrews@us.dlapiper.com

Call+1 617 406 6032

Boston

About

Sara Andrews is the Senior International Pro Bono Counsel and Co-Director of New Perimeter, DLA Piper's nonprofit affiliate that provides long-term pro bono legal assistance in under-served regions around the world to support access to justice, social and economic development, sound legal institutions, and women's advancement.

Sara leads New Perimeter’s strategy and operations. She develops and manages global pro bono projects engaging lawyers from across DLA Piper’s offices and in partnership with civil society organizations, governments, and academic and multilateral institutions. She has led and contributed to projects focusing on legal education, law reform, access to justice, women's rights and economic development in multiple jurisdictions. Her work includes supporting post-conflict law reform in Kosovo, developing capacity-building programs for law students and government lawyers in East Africa, and examining the impact of the pandemic on gender-based violence around the world.

Before joining New Perimeter full-time, Sara practiced in DLA Piper's litigation group. She currently serves on the board of Women Win, an international organization using sport as a strategy to advance women's rights in developing countries.

Bar admissionsDistrict of Columbia

Languages

French

Education

J.D., Northwestern University School of Law 2004

B.A., Amherst College
magna cum laude

Publications

Co-author, "Lawyers Can Expand Access to Justice by Seeding Global Pro Bono", Bloomberg Law, April 5, 2024
Chapter co-author, "Pro bono post-pandemic - our evolving commitment to serving others," Accelerating Trends in Law Firms, Globe Law and Business, Dec 1, 2021
Co-author, "Responding to rising intimate partner violence amid COVID-19: A rapid review," New Perimeter & the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, February 2021
Co-author, "Big Law’s Bid to Improve Access to Justice Through Pro Bono (Perspective)," Bloomberg Law, August 3, 2017
Author, "The Role of Law Firms in Increasing Access to Justice Globally," Namati, April 20, 2017
Co-author, "Pro Bono Goes Global," Stanford Social Innovation Review, (Winter 2016)
Co-author, "Expanding the Perimeters of Pro Bono," The Maryland Bar Journal, (July 2014)
US Domestic Prosecution of the International Sex Tourist: Efforts to Protect Children from Sexual Exploitation, 94 J. CRIMINAL LAW & CRIMINOLOGY 415 (Winter 2004)

Seminars

Presenter, Gender & Justice Research Colloquium, Georgetown University, April 9, 2021
Presenter, COVID-19 and Violence against Women: From data to effective programs, online event hosted by the World Bank and UN Women, April 1, 2021
Moderator, Northwestern University Journal of Human Rights: Human Rights and Diplomacy Symposium, April 2021

Teaching

Guest Lecturer at the Universidad Panamericana and Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo De Mexico (ITAM), Mexico City, seminar on pro bono practice and the public interest
Guest Lecturer at Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia, seminar on pro bono
Guest Lecturer, Suffolk University Law School, seminar on international environmental law

Media Mentions

"Law Firms Keep Pro Bono Focus On Ukraine War," Law 360, February 23, 2024
"DLA Piper Rebuilding Hope: Pro Bono For Ukraine’s Small Businesses," Pro Bono Institute, February 22, 2024
"5 DLA Piper Offices Back Peru Debt-for-Nature Swap," Law, October 17, 2023
"DLA Piper taps partner, counsel to spearhead international pro bono initiative," Australasian Lawyer, January 6, 2022
"DLA Piper Law Firm Builds Pro Bono Culture in Colombia," Advisory Excellence, December 21, 2020
"Boston Lawyer Leads International Pro Bono Project, Recent Trip to Zambia," Boston Bar Association, November 2015
" DLA pro bono group drafts microfinance framework," Latin Lawyer, November 6, 2015
"Rape a naked power play in Mugabe's Zimbabwe: report," The World Daily Blog, February 28, 2013

Prior Experience

Prior to law school, Sara worked as a legislative assistant to a US Congressman in Washington, DC and spent a year as a volunteer for the Americorps National Civilian Community Corps in San Diego, California.

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DLA Piper named to Bloomberg Law’s 2024 Pro Bono Innovators list

25 November 2024 .2 minute read

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Pro Bono Innovators 2024 Honoree DLA Piper

21 November 2024 .1 minute read

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Lawyers Can Expand Access to Justice by Seeding Global Pro Bono

5 April 2024 .1 minute read

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