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SUMMARY:Working with Vulnerable Clients in a Pro Bono Setting - Bristol Pro Bono Group
DESCRIPTION:A workshop session for National Pro Bono Week\, hosted by the UWE Business and Law Clinic for the Bristol Pro Bono Group.\n\nWorking with vulnerable clients with complex needs is a rewarding aspect of pro bono work\, but can require skills which may not be fully developed through lawyers’ day to day professional experience. \n\nThis workshop session will draw on the expertise of a panel who work with vulnerable clients in different legal settings\, to facilitate discussion ways of working effectively with vulnerable clients. It will explore experiences\, approaches and the managing of impact upon lawyers of this challenging aspect of legal work. \n\nAll are welcome to join in person at UWE\, or online via MS Teams. \nPlease sign up using this link \n\nIf you would like further information please contact Rachel Wood at Rachel.wood@uwe.ac.uk
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/panel-workshop-bristol-pro-bono-group-university-of-the-west-of-england
LOCATION:Hybrid: in person and streamed online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231109T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231109T180000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
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SUMMARY:Pro Bono Pathways - Unit Chambers\, Liverpool
DESCRIPTION:Outreach event at Unit Chambers to highlight Unit Chambers’ pro bono services and to support local university students on pro bono cases. Advocate’s Northern Circuit Caseworkers will be in attendance and giving a short presentation on pro bono work.  Also happening on Thursday 16th November at Unit Chambers in Manchester. \nTime TBC.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/pro-bono-pathways-unit-chambers-liverpool
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231109T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231109T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
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SUMMARY:How can legal technology help maximise the impact of Pro Bono and provide access to justice? - University of Edinburgh
DESCRIPTION:Hermione Hague (tech lawyer\, consultant and course organiser for Legal Tech Elective on the Diploma at University of Edinburgh) is hosting a panel to discuss how legal technology help maximise the impact of pro bono and provide access to justice.  This event will showcase how legal technology can facilitate and enhance the running of a busy pro bono clinic\, the University of Edinburgh’s Free Legal Advice Centre\, and simulate the running of a law firm\, for the benefit of pro bono clients and students alike.  We will look at the opportunities and challenges and how legal design thinking and legal technology can bring efficiencies and enable access to justice.  The event will feature demonstrations from leading legal tech providers (Gavel and Valla) to show how legal technology can flex the impact of pro bono and access to justice.  We will discuss the impact of AI and how this can effect change and empower professionals – and consider its limitations and ethical and professional considerations.  On the panel will be the University’s FLAC team\, legal technologists and members of the profession.  Please come join in the discussion and find out how you can get involved. \nAbout the host \nHermione Hague [external site] is a technology and privacy lawyer and has experience working in house at tech companies and the technology sector since 1999!  She was in house counsel at boo.com [external site]\, set up the mobile company Three and more recently has worked in the VR and fintech\, telecoms and cryptocurrency sectors. This year\, she is the course organiser responsible for the IP elective at the University of Edinburgh\, which she has run for 7 years. She  also teaches and has run courses on the Information Technology LLM programme at the University of Edinburgh. She provides consultancy services via Vario\, AndCo Law and Arbor Law. She was lead project manager for a nine month legal technology project for a CRM solution at McGrigors (now used by Pinsent Masons). \nThe one hour talk in the Usha Kasera Lecture Theatre will be followed by refreshments in the Moot Court Room\, Old College\, giving you a chance to speak with the panelists over tea and coffee.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/maximizing-impact-university-of-edinburgh
LOCATION:Usha Kasera Lecture Theatre\, University of Edinburgh\, South Bridge\, Edinburgh\, EH8 9YL
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231109T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231109T143000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
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SUMMARY:National Pro Bono Week Roundtable - Birmingham Law Society
DESCRIPTION:The Birmingham Law Society’s Pro Bono committee would like to invite you to their annual pro bono event taking place during National Pro Bono Week 2023. This year a pro bono clinic roundtable event is planned. \nThis event will bring together representatives from the various legal advice clinics\, agencies and providers in the Birmingham area for a roundtable style discussion on the scope of advice and opportunities that our organisations offer\, and also to share the limitations and challenges faced. Lawyers are invited to attend the event as audience members to learn more about what opportunities are available for law firms to get involved in pro bono work\, and facilitate networking. The event is kindly hosted by Gowling WLG. \nAgenda \n12pm Registration\, lunch and networking \n12.30pm Roundtable discussion \n1.30pm Audience Q&A \n1.45pm Coffee and networking for those who have time \n2.30pm Close
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/national-pro-bono-week-roundtable-birmingham-law-society
LOCATION:Gowling WLG\, Two Snowhill\, Birmingham\, B4 6WR
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231109T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231109T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
CREATED:20231004T113429Z
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SUMMARY:Pro Bono\, Nutrition for the Heart: A vantage point - CMS - [invitation-only]
DESCRIPTION:“You must be the change you wish to see in the world”\nMahatma Gandhi \n  \nPenelope Warne – CMS Senior Partner\, Chairman of the UK Board and Head of Energy is delighted to invite you to celebrate UK Pro Bono Week. We are hosting an in-person lunch event “Pro Bono\, Nutrition for the heart: A vantage point”. The three main themes of UK Pro Bono Week 2023: changing lives through pro bono\, maximising the impact of pro bono and how it is placed within ESG will underpin and inform a roundtable discussion\, highlighting impactful pro bono work throughout the UK and beyond that creates a collective consciousness for service and justice. \nCMS is honoured to welcome a distinguished group of roundtable speakers: \n· Dame Fiona Woolf – 686 Lord Mayor of London and Initiator of the Power of Diversity Programme (providing opening remarks) \n· Toby Brown – Barrister and Chair of the UK Pro Bono Week Committee (Roundtable Moderator) \n· Ian Dunn – CEO\, Plantlife \n· Jakhya Rahman-Corey – Director\, Swarovski Foundation \n· Kathryn Beck – Head of Legal\, TrustLaw\, Thomson Reuters Foundation \n· Valerie Robertson – Pro Bono and Public Legal Education Policy Adviser\, Law Society of England & Wales \n· Niall McAlister – Partner\, CMS \n· Katherine Ramo – Head of Pro Bono\, CMS \n  \nThis event is invitation-only. \n  \n#ProBonoNutritionfortheHeart #Servicewithimpact #UNSDGs
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/pro-bono-roundtable-at-cms
LOCATION:CMS\, Cannon Place\, 78 Cannon St\, London\, EC4N 6AF\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231109T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231109T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
CREATED:20231017T103647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231031T170820Z
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SUMMARY:Changing lives through pro bono & maximising the impact of pro bono - Suffolk & North Essex Law Society in partnership with Suffolk Law Centre
DESCRIPTION:An opportunity to highlight how lives have been transformed through pro bono work in our communities\, and discuss how we can continue to get involved and maximise the impact of pro bono within our communities. \nThis event is open to volunteers and legal professionals based in Suffolk or North Essex or further afield. \nLawyers can volunteer for the Suffolk Law Centre remotely\, so please join the event from anywhere in the country. \nOpen to all through Teams Link: contact sue@suffolklawcentre.org.uk or SuffolkNEssexLawSociety@birketts.co.uk to join.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/changing-lives-through-pro-bono-maximising-the-impact-of-pro-bono-suffolk-north-essex-law-society-in-partnership-with-suffolk-law-centre
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231109T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231109T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
CREATED:20231016T152305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231020T082617Z
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SUMMARY:Generative AI 101 for Charities and Not-For-Profits - Lewis Silkin Pro Bono Skills Academy
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first in a series of pro bono webinars from the Lewis Silkin Pro Bono Skills Academy. This webinar is aimed at UK-based charities and not-for-profits organisations that need to get up to speed with AI and spot the opportunities and hazards on the horizon. \nAI is the buzzword of 2023 with good reason. From searching for information to generating copy\, AI could change the landscape forever. But are you still scratching your head as to where to begin and how AI will affect you as a charity or not-for-profit? \nIn this webinar we will provide a detailed introduction to how these AI tools work and what legal and regulatory issues arise. \nThe Lewis Silkin Pro Bono Skills Academy is a new initiative from law firm Lewis Silkin LLP aimed at giving charities and not-for-profits a holistic programme of free training looking at a wide range of legal and governance issues such as:\n– Mental health awareness for managers\n– Boosting your digital marketing strategy while staying on the right side of the law\n– Introduction to Cryptoassets (including NFTs)\n– Strategic planning – processes and tools to decide direction and take decisions\n– Financial management for non-financial managers\n– Workplace resilience
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/generative-ai-101-for-charities-and-not-for-profits-lewis-silkin-pro-bono-skills-academy
LOCATION:Online event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231109T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231109T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
CREATED:20231105T191003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231105T191003Z
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SUMMARY:Free Legal Advice Day (Derry) - Ulster University Law Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Ulster University Law Clinic in collaboration with The Labour Relations Agency \n  \nRichmond Shopping Centre\, Derry \nCome along for free legal advice in matters relating to employment law\, family law and social security law.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/free-legal-advice-day-derry-ulster-university-law-clinic
LOCATION:Richmond Shopping Centre\, Ferryquay St\, Londonderry\, BT48 6PE
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231109T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231109T103000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
CREATED:20231016T145856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231026T190402Z
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SUMMARY:Spotlight on Social Welfare - Slaughter and May
DESCRIPTION:Join Slaughter and May for a discussion on social welfare and how pro bono can support individuals to access justice. \nThe panel of speakers work and volunteer with services users on the front line and we will be discussing the issues the people they support face such as homelessness\, food poverty or trouble navigating the social care system and how pro bono advice can make a difference. \nWhether you are a pro bono practitioner working in-house\, at a private practice or a law student starting out your career come along or join virtually to find out more about the issues at hand and ask any questions you may have. \nSpeakers \n\nHolly Ware\, Partner\, Slaughter and May and Trustee at RCJ Advice\nJames Sandbach\, London Development Manager\, Citizens Advice\nKari Gerstheimer\, CEO\, Access Social Care\nNick Reed\, Advice and Engagement Worker\, Margins Project\n\nFor those attending in person there will be a chance to network over breakfast. \nPlease book at the link below.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/spotlight-on-social-welfare-slaughter-and-may
LOCATION:Hybrid: in person and streamed online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231109T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231109T100000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
CREATED:20231105T195019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231105T195019Z
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SUMMARY:Chambers breakfast seminar – St Philips - [Internal only]
DESCRIPTION:Advocate’s Midland Circuit caseworker will be joining St Philips for a breakfast seminar to discuss the benefits of pro bono for your practice and how you can work more closely with Advocate in the Midlands.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/chambers-breakfast-seminar-st-philips-internal-only
LOCATION:St Philips Chambers\, 55 Temple Row\, Birmingham\, B2 5LS
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231109T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231109T100000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
CREATED:20231012T120136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231012T120136Z
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SUMMARY:Breakfast seminar - Twenty Essex - [internal only]
DESCRIPTION:Advocate Caseworkers will be meeting Twenty Essex pupils and junior tenants to discuss how pro bono work can help with practice development. \nInternal only event.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/breakfast-seminar-twenty-essex-internal-only
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231109T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231109T100000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
CREATED:20231126T204729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231126T204729Z
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SUMMARY:St Philips Chambers with Advocate – Breakfast seminar (Internal event)
DESCRIPTION:Advocate’s Midland Circuit Caseworker will be joining St Philips for a breakfast seminar to discuss the benefits of pro bono for your practice and how you can work more closely with Advocate in the Midlands.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/st-philips-chambers-with-advocate-breakfast-seminar-internal-event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231110
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
CREATED:20231004T113603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T115113Z
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SUMMARY:Changing lives through pro bono - A panel discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join LSESU Law Society Pro Bono for a panel discussion on Changing Lives Through Pro Bono. \nThe LSESU Law Society is one of the largest and most active societies at LSE\, for law and non-law students alike. We are the biggest academic society at the university and have hundreds of members spanning subjects from economics to history. We are the society to join if you are\, in any way\, interested in the legal profession! We organise socials and a variety of career\, workshop\, and networking events with both firms and chambers to introduce our members to the vast world of law. \n Look out for updates about this on our Instagram and the Law Society newsletter. \nFor more information visit https://www.lsesulawsoc.com/pro-bono
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/changing-lives-through-pro-bono-a-panel-discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231108T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231108T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
CREATED:20231105T185716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231105T185716Z
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SUMMARY:Clyde & Co welcome Amicus ALJ - Clyde & Co - [internal only]
DESCRIPTION:Clyde & Co are delighted to be joined by Amicus ALJ during Pro Bono Week 2023. We will be hosting an introduction to Amicus ALJ\, receive general training for our upcoming casework programme and invite volunteers to engage in a Q&A session. This will be followed by an opportunity to network with Amicus staff and with our Pro Bono trainee\, currently on secondment to Amicus. We will also be joined by our Pro Bono Manager for the Americas\, livestreaming from New Orleans\, who will be discussing her experiences with Amicus ALJ over the last 15 years and the benefits in committing to pro bono work for Death Penalty cases. \nThe event is internal and open only to Clyde & Co staff members.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/clyde-co-welcome-amicus-alj-clyde-co-internal-only
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231108T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231108T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
CREATED:20231012T120559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231105T194631Z
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SUMMARY:Family Bar Pro Bono Week Event - Advocate
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by 1GC\, this Pro Bono Week\, Advocate is inviting the leading Family sets to come and join the discussion on how to better integrate pro bono work in Chambers. We are delighted that Samantha Singer (Co-Chair\, Pro Bono & Social Responsibility Committee)\, the FLBA and senior Judiciary will also be attending and providing their support for this event. \nApplications for assistance in family law cases remain firmly Advocate’s busiest area of law. So far in 2023\, Advocate has received over 700 requests for help in family law alone. Last year\, nearly 40% of our total applications for the year were requests for help with family cases. We hope it will be an important evening to gather the Family Bar around this key topic and look forward to meeting you. \nIf you would like to attend please contact communications@weareadvocate.org.uk
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/family-bar-pro-bono-week-event-advocate-invitation-only
LOCATION:1GC\, 10 Lincoln's Inn Fields\, London\, WC2A 3BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231108T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231108T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
CREATED:20231004T112647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231005T121751Z
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SUMMARY:Free Representation Unit's 50th anniversary celebration
DESCRIPTION:This year\, FRU are celebrating 50 years by holding an event to celebrate Pro Bono work and the importance of equal access to justice that FRU provides. \nThere will be talks from Lord Justice Underhill\, Vice President of the Court of Appeal\, FRU’s founding members and special guest FRU patron the Secret Barrister. \nPlease join us to celebrate FRU and its necessity to the legal world. \nPlease help us to raise £50\,000 to keep our vital service going. \nIf you would like to attend virtually\, please book a donation ticket at Eventbrite.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/free-representation-units-50th-anniversary-celebration
LOCATION:39 Essex Chambers\, 81 Chancery Lane\, London\, WC2A 1DD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231108T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231108T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
CREATED:20231030T182923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231030T182923Z
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SUMMARY:Changing lives through pro bono - BPP University Social Impact Team
DESCRIPTION:An interactive online panel event showcasing the amazing work BPP does in the Social Impact Team involving our student volunteers and some of the external partners we support. Panellists will be sharing insights into their pro bono work\, highlighting some of the cases they were responsible for and demonstrating the significant impact they had on those clients. \nConfirmed panellists: \n\nHannah Lennox\, Solicitor at BPP Legal Advice Clinic\nAqsa Ullah\, Solicitor Apprentice at Allen & Overy LLP\nAyguzel Abdulla\, BPP Social Impact student volunteer\nFrankie Hall\, Solicitor at Shelter
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/changing-lives-through-pro-bono-bpp-university-social-impact-team
LOCATION:Online event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231108T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231108T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
CREATED:20231105T193939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231105T193939Z
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SUMMARY:Nottingham Law School and Support Through Court Celebratory Event - [invitation only]
DESCRIPTION:The event celebrates the launch of the new flagship Support Through Court National Online Service and will be an opportunity to hear more about the partnership between Nottingham Law School and Support Through Court and how we work together to help people going to court without legal representation\, locally and nationally.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/nottingham-law-school-and-support-through-court-celebratory-event-invitation-only
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231108T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231108T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
CREATED:20231026T184242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231108T111523Z
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SUMMARY:CLIPS & Pro Bono Week Event - Chancery Bar Association
DESCRIPTION:Come and join the Chancery Bar Association to celebrate Pro Bono Week on Wednesday\, 8 November at 5pm at Serle Court. \nDiscover how our renowned CLIPS scheme delivers access to justice for litigants in person with interim applications in the Chancery Division. \nThere will be a light-hearted roleplay followed by a Q&A and refreshments. \nIdeal for practitioners who have not done CLIPS recently or are thinking about volunteering for CLIPS for the first time. \nThe event is open to to anyone eligible to volunteer for CLIPS (i.e. a member of any one of the larger civil SBAs).
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/clips-pro-bono-week-event-chancery-bar-association
LOCATION:Serle Court\, Lincoln's Inn\, 6 New Square\, London\, WC2A 3QS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231108T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231108T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
CREATED:20231012T120036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231012T120036Z
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SUMMARY:Chambers tea - 4 Stone Buildings - [internal only]
DESCRIPTION:Two Advocate Caseworkers will be joining Chambers tea to share briefly on pro bono work and network with members. \nInternal only event.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/chambers-tea-4-stone-buildings-internal-only
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231108T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231108T163000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
CREATED:20231012T115909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231012T115909Z
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SUMMARY:Chambers tea - Blackstone Chambers - [internal]
DESCRIPTION:Two Advocate Caseworkers will be joining Chambers tea to share briefly on pro bono work and network with members. \nInternal event only.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/chambers-tea-blackstone-chambers-internal
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231108T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231108T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
CREATED:20231030T183518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231030T184534Z
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SUMMARY:Pro Bono Fair - The City Law School - [internal-only]
DESCRIPTION:An opportunity for students of The City Law School to meet representatives of a variety of major law firms to learn about pro bono initiatives they can get involved in\, and how pro bono work can help prepare them for future legal careers. \nFor City Law Students only. \nThe event will take place in the atrium of the City Law School Building. \nWe have some amazing Law Firms and charities attending on the day\, who will talk more to students about the pro bono their firms do\, and how to address this in applications for training contracts. \nIt is an opportunity to meet friendly firms who are keen to meet City’s law students at an informal event\, where you can talk to firm representatives about their work. Any aspiring lawyers should attend to hear more! \nDuring the fair we will also be producing a short film for #probonoweek to record the event and hear more from the lawyers who do pro bono; what it means to them and their clients; and why students should get involved. \nThe organisations attending the fair are: \nFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer\nArnold & Porter\nAshurst\nLeducate\nIslington Advice Clinic\nAdvocate\nAmicus ALJ\nClyde & Co\nCMS
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/pro-bono-fair-the-city-law-school-internal-only
LOCATION:City Law School\, The City Law School\, 165 Goswell Road\,\, London\, EC1V 7HD
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231108T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231108T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
CREATED:20231105T191726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231105T191726Z
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SUMMARY:Changing lives through pro bono: how can law students help? - Dundee Law School - [invitation only]
DESCRIPTION:The University of Dundee Law School is hosting this event as part of Pro bono Week 2023. Pro Bono Week is part of a global celebration of pro bono that takes place every year and this year we want to recognise and support the voluntary contribution made by those across Dundee and beyond in giving free legal help to those most in need. \n\nThis panel event brings together some of our local charities and organisations that offer free legal support and assistance to members of our local community. Come along and hear about the work that they do\, why they do it\, and what you as law students and future lawyers can do to get involved. Ask questions and be a part of the discussion. \nIf you are interested in being involved please email RSamaras001@dundee.ac.uk
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/changing-lives-through-pro-bono-how-can-law-students-help-dundee-law-school-invitation-only
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231108T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231108T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
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SUMMARY:Changing Lives through Pro Bono - University of Edinburgh
DESCRIPTION:During this panel our speakers (Lourens Grové\, Julianna Cartwright\, and a selection of students) will discuss the current Pro Bono Work which is undertaken by the Law School at the University of Edinburgh\, how you can get involved and what it’s all about. There will be a Q&A session\, alongside tea and coffee. \nHighlights include: the Free Legal Advice Centre (including the Volunteer Law Clinic and Faculty of Advocate Referrals) and the Tax Clinic. \nLourens Grové is currently a Senior Lecturer in Clinical and Experiential Legal Education at the University of Edinburgh. Previously from the University of Pretoria\, where he has undertaken numerous roles\, perhaps most notably as the Supervising Attorney and then Chief Attorney in the University’s Law Clinic since 2005. \nJulianna Cartwright has a wide ranging practice encompassing family law\, mental health and professional negligence and is instructed in the Court of Session and the Sheriff Court. \nThe one hour talk will be followed by refreshments.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/changing-lives-through-pro-bono-university-of-edinburgh
LOCATION:MacLaren Stuart Room\, Old College\, University of Edinburgh\, South Bridge\, Edinburgh\, EH8 9YL
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SUMMARY:Volunteering for TPO and making a difference - The Pensions Ombudsman
DESCRIPTION:During this year’s Pro Bono Week we will be celebrating the contribution lawyers and other pension professional make to The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO) Early Resolution Service. Our webinar panellists\, which will include several lawyers\, will share why they volunteer with TPO\, what they and their firms get out of it\, and how they make a difference for the people whose complaint they are helping to resolve. \nTo attend this FREE webinar you need to register by clicking on the link below.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/volunteering-for-tpo-and-making-a-difference-the-pensions-ombudsman
LOCATION:Online event
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SUMMARY:Pro Bono with: Eversheds Sutherland - University of Manchester Pro Bono Society - [internal only]
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn more about the firm’s Pro Bono work and hear from their representatives. \nThere will be an opportunity to network with trainees/associates at the firm + a Q&A after the presentation. \nLunch and refreshments will also be provided. \nThis event is only open to members of the University of Manchester Pro Bono Society.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/pro-bono-with-eversheds-sutherland
LOCATION:Eversheds Sutherland LLP Manchester\, Two New Bailey\, M3 5GX
CATEGORIES:Networking
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SUMMARY:Pro Bono Fair & Clothing Drive - Simmons & Simmons - [internal only]
DESCRIPTION:Several of our brilliant pro bono charity partners will be hosting stalls for Simmons’ staff to find out about the organisations\, what they do and how to get involved. \nWe’re also hosting a clothing drive for ‘The Passage’ to collect much-needed clothing to help this charity in supporting those at risk of spending a night on the streets of Westminster.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/pro-bono-fair-clothing-drive-simmons-simmons-internal-only
LOCATION:Simmons & Simmons\, CityPoint\, 1 Ropemaker St\, London\, EC2Y 9SS
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231107T203000
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SUMMARY:Law Clinic Reception - Citizens Advice St Albans & District Law Clinic - [invitation-only]
DESCRIPTION:We will be focusing on the impact our pro bono service has had on the lives of local people over the past 25 years.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/law-clinic-reception-citizens-advice-st-albans-district-law-clinic-invitation-only
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231107T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064722
CREATED:20231004T112009Z
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SUMMARY:The Young Lawyers event - JLSLA\, LYLG\, MTYBA and the YBC
DESCRIPTION:An event for young lawyers held in partnership with: JLSLA\, LYLG\, MTYBA and the YBC.  \nJoin the Junior London Solicitors Litigation Association (JLSLA)\, London Young Lawyers Group (LYLG)\, the Middle Temple Young Barristers’ Association (MTYBA) and the Young Barristers’ Committee (YBC) on Tuesday 7th November between 6.30 – 9pm in The Parliament Chamber at Middle Temple for a panel discussion\, followed by networking and refreshments. Also hybrid on Zoom. \nSpeakers \nKeynote address: The Solicitor General\, Michael Tomlinson MP \n\nLauren Gest\, Associate\, Baker McKenzie (Chair)\nJonathon Caunt\, Senior Associate\, Clifford Chance\nGeorge Fahey\, Associate\, RPC\nLuke Richardson\, Senior Associate\, Baker McKenzie\n\nElizabeth Walsh\, 4 Stone Buildings\n\nVenue: In person – Parliament Chamber at Middle Temple  \nTime: 6:30pm for 6:45pm start until 9pm.  \nHybrid on Zoom (6:45 to 7:45pm)
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/junior-lawyers-pro-bono-event
LOCATION:Hybrid: in person and streamed online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231107T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231107T144500
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SUMMARY:GLD Pro Bono Week with Advocate (internal only)
DESCRIPTION:Oliver Dixon\, GLD barrister\, will share on his experience of taking on pro bono work and Advocate\, will share a short presentation on how to take on pro bono work as an employed barrister.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/gld-pro-bono-week-with-advocate-internal-only
LOCATION:Online event
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