If you are organising an event whether online or in person, please let us know via info@probonoweek.org.uk
Check out our event ideas and tips page for suggestions of what to do and to see the full list of all events that took place in previous years.
Pro Bono Projects, Amicus & Miscarriages of Justice will be hosting a debate on Crime and Punishment. The debate topic is: 'Is it possible to truly rehabilitate criminals or is it best to focus more on punishment, deterrence, and protection of the public when sentencing dangerous offenders?' Venue: Peter Williams Lecture Theatre, University of Leicester
We are bringing Pro Bono Week 2022 to the University of Glasgow! In collaboration with the University of Glasgow School of Law, the Lawyers Without Borders and Environmental Law societies are hosting a panel event featuring speakers from the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland, Clyde & Co and JustRight Scotland. Join us to learn more about […]
Advocate Reviewers assess all the cases that Advocate receive and determine if they are eligible for pro bono assistance. We couldn’t continue to operate without the incredible support of our 200-strong reviewer team. The Reviewers’ Evening is an opportunity for us to say thank you to our reviewers for all that they do for Advocate […]
For Pro Bono Week 2022 the BPP Legal Advice Clinic will be delivering a hybrid Panel Event on the challenges and opportunities clinics face in delivering hybrid clinics across different regions. Speakers: Veronica Barresi, Enterprise Clinic Manager and Supervising Solicitor Robert Smith, Volunteer Supervising Solicitor Harriet Russ, Student Adviser Frankie Hall, Trainee Solicitor This event […]
Every day we hear about tragedies happening all over the world, so how can you help if you choose a career in law? Join our panel event with solicitors, barristers and Pro Bono organisations discussing their projects aiding the Ukraine and Afghanistan Crises, the aftermath of the pandemic, and more. Learn how you can start […]
To mark this year’s UK National Pro Bono Week and COP27, please join us on Thursday 10 November 12.00-12.45 for The climate crisis is real; what can lawyers do? Representatives from Legal Response International (LRI) will be tuning in live from COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, to explore how pro bono lawyers can support negotiators from […]
Panel event and Q&A for in house organisations To mark Pro Bono week, the Law Society is holding this virtual event to explore how in house legal teams can get involved with pro bono projects. Whatever the size or nature of the business, whether in the public or private sector, in-house legal teams in England […]
Training and Information session on Housing Law Internal event only
Welcome meeting and introduction to volunteers/lawyers working at the clinic for the next twelve months. Speakers Steven Greenwood - Stone King LLP Simon Lawson CAB BANES Steven Goulton Bath Spa University Business School In person - invitation only
Dr Paul Stookes explores the City, University of London pro-bono work being carried on in conjunction with the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF), exploring how climate change commitments are being realised and put into effect. The need for urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has never been more real with the extreme summer heat and […]
Join us in person for discussions and drinks reception as part of Pro Bono Week 2022. Keeper of the Library of Faculty, Neil Mackenzie K.C, will give a short address. Thereafter the evening will provide an opportunity for representatives of agencies accredited by the Free Legal Services Unit of the Faculty of Advocates to meet […]
The event is going to be attended by Nottingham Law School current students. It will be a panel discussion to celebrate our recent partnership between NLS and Support Through Court (STC). Attendees will learn from staff, volunteers (current and former) from both STC and NLS Legal about their experiences and how pro bono volunteering has […]