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An hour of Tweets with #CharityHour, hosted by @CharityHourUK, and with support from TrustLaw and LawWorks, focusing for Pro Bono Week on how charities can access pro bono legal help. Ask your questions and tweet along online at #CharityHour.
From 1st – 12th November, and throughout Pro Bono Week and COP26, we are running a 2021 Net Zero Toolkit Workshop Series, which includes events across a number of key themes: built environment, corporate governance, finance, supply chains and transactions and deals. Each event includes a Climate Clauses in Action (week 1) and Net Zero Drafting (week 2) […]
This event is invitation-only. The Law Society holds a series of Carey Street discussions throughout the year on key issues facing the profession. In marking Pro Bono Week we will be discussing some of the key issues facing in house teams when it comes to providing pro bono, particularly post Covid. We will also look […]
A discussion on how we can better support and encourage experienced, transitioning and retired lawyers who are interested to volunteer, even to develop a second volunteer career in public interest law, pro bono work and supporting the community. Despite the ongoing access to justice gap for low-income and underserved populations, this skilled, experienced and knowledgeable […]
Bank of America and Ashurst will facilitate an interactive ‘Contract Negotiation 101’ workshop aimed at small charities, not-for-profits, and those that provide pro bono advice to them. The presenters will: Guide you through the key clauses of a contract Explain what to look out for when reviewing a contract Go over an example contract with you […]
Rebecca Tester of Fragomen will talk with West Hampstead Welcomes about the role that their community sponsorship group plays in the integration of the refugee family whom they support. Fragomen staff are directly involved with WHW, and we hope that this talk will inspire people to consider establishing their own community groups. Register at the link […]
The right of citizens to challenge environmental decisions through legal redress routes, and being able to access appropriate legal information, support and services on environmental law issues is fundamental to achieving any notion of environmental justice. Evidence of the disproportionate impact of environmental degradation and climate change on vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, including those living […]
The Faculty of Advocates’ Free Legal Services Unit is keen to help as many people in Scotland as possible to gain access to justice. For this online seminar, we have asked all our accredited advice agencies to join us to discuss the Unit’s processes and how we might work together to reach more people. This […]
Hear from Andrew Malkinson, serving a life sentence for a rape he didn’t commit, and the charity and pro bono legal team working to exonerate him. Andrew’s case demonstrates many of the problems which cause miscarriages of justice and prevent them being put right. As featured in the Times podcast “Seventeen Years: The Andrew Malkinson […]
Advocate is pleased to invite you to our virtual pupillage panel taking place on Thursday 4th November at 6pm as part of the 20th Annual Pro Bono Week. Our panel presents an exciting opportunity to hear from previous members of the Advocate team who have recently qualified or obtained pupillage. We are delighted to be […]
As part of Pro Bono Week, A4ID’s virtual event ‘A Celebration of International Pro Bono’ will showcase the ways in which pro bono can strengthen the rule of law around the world. Join our speakers as they deliver a fast-paced and visual PechaKucha© -style presentation about the successes and lessons learned from partnerships between pro bono […]
Hosted By: Mark Taylor, Chair of the Birmingham Law Society Pro Bono Committee and Partner, Eversheds Sutherland. Time: 18:00 registration & networking, 18:30 speakers, 20:00 close Speakers: Lynne Squires, Access to Justice Foundation, Lana Afaneh, Support Through Court (Birmingham) Jason Hadden, St Ives Chambers The Birmingham Law Society Pro Bono Committee invites you to an evening […]