SAVE THE DATE 2025: the 24th UK Pro Bono Week will take place 3 to 7 November 2025. Pro Bono Week offers an opportunity to recognise and support the voluntary contribution made by the legal profession across the UK in giving free legal help to those in need.
For updates and news follow us on Linkedin or on Twitter/X at @ProBonoWeekUK. The official hashtags are #ProBonoWeek and #WeDoProBono
Organise events for Pro Bono Week 2025: law firms, chambers, legal societies, charities, in-house lawyers, law schools and universities are encouraged to plan comms and events both internal or external. It is also an opportunity to publish reports or launch new initiatives to an engaged pro bono audience. We’d love to know if you’re planning an event in 2025, please see the Event Planning page (which will be updated for 2025 in due course). You can also send questions or requests for support to the Pro Bono Week team on info@probonoweek.org.uk.
The Great Legal Bake 2025 will take place in Pro Bono Week.
Plan comms about pro bono: see the media resources page.
Law students at any UK institution will be able to volunteer to join the Pro Bono Week Student Council later in 2025.
International collaboration: for the global collaborative initiative supporting pro bono weeks around see probonoweekcollaboration.org.
PRO BONO WEEK 2024
The 23rd annual Pro Bono Week took place last year from 4-8 November 2024. To catch up see via our Wakelets with a selection of press, blogs and social media: day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4 and day 5.
The theme for Pro Bono Week 2024 was The Power of Pro Bono and three subtopics were:
- Barred from justice – the powerful, everyday stories of the impact of lawyers and law students who give their time to protect the rights of those most disadvantaged in society..
- Embedding pro bono in your organisation and career – placing pro bono at the heart of everyone’s practice and hearing from those at the forefront of establishing business structures for pro bono within law firms, chambers, in house, universities and charities.
- How technology can enhance access to justice – existing and new tools to ensure pro bono is innovative and effective.
PRO BONO WEEK 2023
Read a report on Pro Bono Week 2023 and see our Wakelets highlighting some of the best articles and social media posts.