Since 1998, Kramer Levin has staffed a full-time externship at South Brooklyn Legal Services, helping to meet the vast unmet need of low-income tenants for representation in housing court and other forums. Nearly 30 firm attorneys have rotated through this position, representing hundreds of low-income tenants in court and counseling thousands more through “hotline” and other informal means. The externship not only provides associates with unparalleled hands-on experience in court, working with clients, and negotiating with adversaries, but it also delivers legal services to the poor with unusual efficiency for a private law firm pro bono program.