If you are organising an event whether online or in person, please visit the event planning page or let Mary Dobson Smith know at mary@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.

A Refugee Experience (Day 1) – Fragomen

Online event

Marina Brizar, UK Director of Talent Beyond Boundaries (TBB) will be in conversation with Gemma Hyslop of Fragomen to discuss TBB’s pioneering work on complimentary pathways to the UK for skilled displaced people. This is a project with which Fragomen are proud to have partnered since its inception in the UK and we look forward […]

In House Counsel and Law Firms Doing Pro Bono Together – In House Pro Bono Group

Online event

The In House Pro Bono Group invites you to join us for a webinar with Clifford Chance and Ropes & Gray on how in house lawyers and law firms can partner effectively to do pro bono together. The session will cover developing a partnership with an in house team/law firm, considerations when working on a […]

Simmons & Simmons in conversation with Pro Bono clients – [invitation only/internal]

Online event

This event is invitation-only for all at Simmons & Simmons. Panel event on the importance of pro bono support and collaboration, with speakers from two of our valued pro bono clients Advocates for Animals (Edie Bowles, solicitor) and Amicus alj (Margot Ravenscroft, Director), and our Pro Bono Partner Rob Allen.  

The Role of Law in Climate Action – A4ID, CMS and Bloomberg

Hybrid: in person and streamed online

Advocates for International Development (A4ID) in partnership with CMS and Bloomberg is hosting an event, ‘The Role of Law in Climate Action’ on 2 November 2021 at 5pm (UK time), to coincide with the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 26) and UK Pro Bono Week. This hybrid event will take place at the CMS offices in London (78 Cannon St, London EC4N 6AF) […]

Real Life Pro Bono: a practical how-to guide – PILS Project

Online event

Pro bono cases are often the most memorable. They are the cases that stay with you. … at The PILS Project, we firmly believe that is true! To celebrate Pro Bono Week’s 20th birthday, PILS are holding a very special pro bono storytelling event. A stellar panel of pro bono champions will join The PILS […]

Virtual volunteering with special guest, Regional Employment Judge Wade – ELIPS

Online event

The Employment Lawyers' Association's Pro Bono Committee would like to invite all ELA members and other interested individuals to join a panel discussion about the virtual volunteering opportunities available to its members and in particular, ELIPS and Mumsnet online clinics.   ELIPS (the Employment Tribunal Litigant in Person Scheme), one of ELA’s most successful pro bono […]

“Using the Law for Public Benefit” with John Whitmore – University of Leicester Pro Bono Society – [internal]

Hybrid: in person and streamed online

This session is only open to members of the University of Leicester Pro Bono Society  In the 1980s, John was Legal Director of the Commission for Racial Equality (a predecessor body to the Equality and Human Rights Commission) and afterwards as a barrister, he fought racial discrimination cases all over the country for years. He […]

Pro Bono in the Community – the Bristol Perspective – Bristol Pro Bono Group

Online event

Bristol Pro Bono Group invites you to join us for an event to celebrate Pro Bono Week 2021.  On 2 November 2021 at 6.30pm Bristol Pro Bono Group is hosting a virtual (Teams) panel discussion entitled “Pro Bono in the Community – the Bristol Perspective” where we will be discussing all things pro bono in Bristol!  In this vibrant city, universities, […]

Junior Lawyers’ Day – ALL DAY

Wednesday 3rd November is Junior Lawyers' Day! Celebrating the contribution that junior lawyers make all over the country, look out for events and content on this day focusing specifically on their work.

Climate Clauses in Action: Transactions and Deals – The Chancery Lane Project

Online event , United Kingdom

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) […]

Voices from the community – Environmental Law Foundation

Online event

"Voices from the community; conversations on the impact of pro-bono on environmental protection at the grassroots” As part of this year’s National Pro Bono Week, ELF’s online event will be in conversation with some of the grassroots communities that ELF has worked with. Hear from them about the impact of the pro bono assistance they […]