Manchester Pro Bono Awards 2024

For the first time, the Greater Manchester Pro Bono Committee are holding an awards evening for the legal sector in Greater Manchester, to recognise the outstanding commitment to pro bono work.

The awards evening will be held at the Manchester Civil Justice Centre (1 Bridge Street West; Manchester; M60 9DJ) on Wednesday 6th November 2024 from 4pm. We invite you to join us to celebrate and recognise the work of those involved in Pro Bono in Greater Manchester.

The evening is supported by the Committee and the judiciary.  Awards will be presented by members of the same, along with many of those involved in pro bono in Manchester, including Manchester Law Society and Manchester City Council.

The Committee invite you to put forward a nominee for an award. There are eight categories in which individuals, initiatives or chambers can be nominated. Please only submit in one of the following award categories:

• Chambers of the Year
• Chambers Individual of the Year
• Law Firm of the Year
• Law Firm Individual of the Year
• Educational Institution of the Year
• Student/Student Group of the Year
• Charity/Front Line Agency of the Year

The application form can be found using the link: https://lnkd.in/e7rbB_H2 The deadline for submission of nominations is Monday 7th October.

There will be no charge for the evening, and in light of this, we are inviting offers of sponsorship for the awards evening. If you are interested, please contact nickjohnson.manchester@probonocommittee.uk for further information.

As a committee we work within a national framework, which supported by the Attorney General’s Pro Bono Committee. The Committee is keen to see us engage, collaborate and promote all those involved in pro bono, which allows those members of the public who do not have financial means, to have sufficient access to justice. As you will appreciate many of the basic legal rights which are important to our society would not be upheld if pro bono was not available.  During the last 12 months there have been many high-profile cases involving members of the public who have been supported by pro bono, which shows the importance of those who volunteer their time.

As such, we encourage you to support the evening to celebrate the work of Pro Bono in Greater Manchester.

If you would like to attend the event, along with any of your colleagues, you are more than welcome and you don’t have to be nominated to attend.  Why not come along and network with like minded individuals and support and celebrate our pro bono champions and the wider Manchester legal community.

Please email manchester@probonocommittee.uk with the names of your attendees.