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SUMMARY:Pro Bono in the Community – the Bristol Perspective - Bristol Pro Bono Group
DESCRIPTION:Bristol Pro Bono Group invites you to join us for an event to celebrate Pro Bono Week 2021.  \nOn 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! \n In this vibrant city\, universities\, third sector organisations\, the bar and private practice firms all participate in the provision of pro bono legal assistance to those members of the public who most need it. Our panellists from across the legal profession will discuss their perspectives on the highs\, lows\, challenges and success stories in providing pro bono assistance through legal advice clinics.  This is set to be an engaging event\, and is open to all. \nChair: \n\nRichard Grimes\n\nPanellists: \n\nOmar Madhloom\nRachel Wood\nZak Coles\nEve Farnsworth\nEllen Goodland\n\n Please register to attend at the link below. \nFurther information about the event\, and the panellists speaking can be found here.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/pro-bono-in-the-community-the-bristol-perspective
LOCATION:Online event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211102T190000
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SUMMARY:"Using the Law for Public Benefit" with John Whitmore – University of Leicester Pro Bono Society – [internal]
DESCRIPTION:This session is only open to members of the University of Leicester Pro Bono Society  \nIn 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 will talk about successful cases he acted in\, for example trainee solicitors against law firms and legal academics against his University where a record award for injury to feelings was made when the tribunal wing members outvoted the legal chair!  \nBack then such cases got enormous publicity in the press and when he won the first case for an Irish man subjected to harassment\, The Daily Mail was so incensed at this it ran a failed campaign to abolish what were then called industrial tribunals.  \nJohn has also hosted a talk in Maragret Thatcher’s Office. He was a Professor of Law in the 1970\, at University of Leicester and sowed seeds of what is now our Pro Bono Society. An absolutely incredible individual\, this is not one to miss!
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/using-the-law-for-public-benefit-with-john-whitmore-university-of-leicester-pro-bono-society-internal
LOCATION:Hybrid: in person and streamed online
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SUMMARY:Virtual volunteering with special guest\, Regional Employment Judge Wade - ELIPS
DESCRIPTION: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.   \nELIPS (the Employment Tribunal Litigant in Person Scheme)\, one of ELA’s most successful pro bono projects\, is now provided via an online platform\, and covers the London Central\, Cardiff\, Bristol\, Midlands West\, Leeds and Manchester Employment Tribunals. You will hear from ELA members who have volunteered and how this has provided both personal and professional benefits and opportunities; student volunteers; and an ELA member who has taken responsibility for expanding the coverage of ELIPS to her local Employment Tribunal. We are delighted that Regional Employment Judge Wade will also be joining the panel\, to talk about the difference that ELIPS can make to litigants in person. \nMumsnet online legal advice clinics are held quarterly with volunteers providing online legal advice on maternity and parental rights at work. Clinics are managed and supervised by Maternity Action\, giving volunteers an opportunity to learn more about this area of law and contribute to tackling pregnancy discrimination. You will hear from one of the ELA volunteers who regularly takes part in Mumsnet clinics who will explain how they operate and why she finds this work so fulfilling.  \nPlease submit any questions that you have about these volunteering opportunities\, or any others to: elips@elaweb.org.uk. \nContact info@elaweb.org.uk to register to join.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/virtual-volunteering-with-special-guest-regional-employment-judge-wade-elips
LOCATION:Online event
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SUMMARY:Real Life Pro Bono: a practical how-to guide - PILS Project
DESCRIPTION:Pro bono cases are often the most memorable. They are the cases that stay with you.\n… at The PILS Project\, we firmly believe that is true! \nTo 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 Project live to discuss how to do pro bono in Northern Ireland in 2021. This webinar is designed to be inspirational and practical\, with real-life examples of how to proactively share your legal skills while avoiding professional burn-out. \n\nAfter the panel have told their personal pro bono stories\, you will have the chance to share your own experiences or ask your burning pro bono questions. \nJoin us at 18.00 on Tuesday 2 November for an evening of authentic conversation about how to do effective pro bono in 2021. \n\n\nThe discussion will be chaired by the PILS Project. \nThe panellists are: \n\nDanielle Curtis\, legal manager with the Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA)\, Dublin\nLauren Taylor\, corporate solicitor at A&L Goodbody Belfast\nSteven McQuitty BL\, barrister and PILS Pro Bono Register volunteer\nClaire McVicker\, Ulster University Law Clinic alumni\n\nRegister using the Eventbrite link at the bottom of this page.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/real-life-pro-bono-a-practical-how-to-guide-pils-project
LOCATION:Online event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211102T193000
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Rule of Law & Access to Justice: where do we go from here? – Pro Bono Week Committee & LexisNexis
DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED: This event has been postponed\, due to ill health on the part of a number of the speakers. To receive details of the event when a new date is confirmed\, please follow the PBW Eventbrite profile. \n  \nFollowing on from successful Rule of Law events in Pro Bono Week 2020 and Volunteers Week 2021\, our stellar panel returns! Register to attend via the Eventbrite link: https://ruleoflaw2021.eventbrite.co.uk \nTiming: \nOnline attendees: start 5.30pm\, finish 7pm. \nIn person attendees: arrive from 5pm\, panel starts 5.30pm\, drinks & nibbles from 7pm. \nPanellists are: \n\nIain Anderson (Executive Chairman\, Cicero Group)\nI. Stephanie Boyce (President of the Law Society of England & Wales)\,\nBaroness Hale of Richmond (former President of the UK Supreme Court)\,\nJames Harper (Executive Sponsor Rule of Law\, LexisNexis)\nBaroness Helena Kennedy QC (Director of the IBA Human Rights Institute) \n\nThere can be few times in the modern history of the UK where the Rule of Law has remained at the forefront of public attention and discussion for such a sustained period – whether it is governmental “tinkering” with judicial review\, the backlog in the court system\, to some concerning narrative about lawyers practicing in the immigration and criminal justice systems. \nAs important as that focus has been\, it often leaves a hugely important question unanswered: where do we go from here? \nLawyers almost universally see the Rule of Law as fundamental\, but that seems some way off outside of the profession? If we are to protect the Rule of Law (and drive an environment where upholding the Rule of Law is seen as non-negotiable)\, the public at large need to feel the same way. \nHaving considered this question previously\, the panel will return to give an update on the “state of the union” of the Rule of Law in the UK. From there\, we will turn to continue our debate on what can be done to begin to deliver this. Can the law\, and justice be rebranded? Can businesses be made to care and champion the Rule of Law? What\, or who might get the public to value access to justice? \nRead an overview of the November 2020 event here and the June 2021 event here. \nYou can watch the full panel debate from Volunteers Week 2021 on YouTube (this panel included James Harper (LexisNexis) as a speaker and Catherine Baksi (award-winning journalist) was the chair): \n \nYou can watch the full panel debate from Pro Bono Week 2020 on YouTube (this panel included Law Society then-President David Greene\, and barrister Matthew Ryder QC (Matrix Chambers). James Harper (LexisNexis) was the chair):
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/rule-of-law-access-to-justice-where-do-we-go-from-here-pro-bono-week-committee-lexisnexis-2
LOCATION:Hybrid: in person and streamed online
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SUMMARY:The Role of Law in Climate Action - A4ID\, CMS and Bloomberg
DESCRIPTION: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) and will be live streamed to global audiences. The event will also see the launch of Chapter 13 of the Legal Guide to the SDGs\, as part of A4ID’s SDG Legal Initiative.  \n  \nClimate Change is the defining issue of our time and presents the single biggest threat to sustainable development. From rising sea levels to increased incidence of catastrophic weather conditions\, the impact of climate change is global and unprecedented. Tackling climate change therefore calls for drastic action across all levels of governments and all segments of society\, including the legal community\, businesses\, and development organisations.  \n  \nThe aim of this event is to build a greater awareness among the legal community on how the law\, and the work of lawyers\, can support the fight against climate change; show the diverse ways lawyers and in-house counsel can contribute to the fight against climate change through their client advising capacity and their pro bono work; and share success stories of lawyers and in-house counsel contributing to the fight against climate change.  \n  \nThe SDG Legal Initiative aims to reach every legal professional in the world. Working through our networks of firms and corporations\, it seeks to provide the knowledge and opportunities needed to take practical action to end poverty\, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. The Initiative is driven by a Steering Committee with membership from 13 of the world’s leading international law firms and corporations including CMS and Bloomberg\, invested in achieving change in their sectors. It aims to build partnerships to revolutionise how pro bono and other legal work is carried out\, and highlight the business case for all lawyers and law firms globally to adopt the SDGs at the heart of their practices.   \nSpeakers include: \n\nDavid Levine\, Chief Legal Officer\, Bloomberg\nRt Hon Lord Carnwath of Notting Hill – former Justice of the UK Supreme Court\nYasmin Batliwala\, Chief Executive\, A4ID\nPenelope Warne\, The Senior Partner and Chairman of the UK LLP Board and Head of Energy & Climate Change\, CMS\nValerie Borden Farkas\, Head of Legal for EMEA\, Bloomberg\nGuy Pendell\, Partner\, Head of Disputes\, CMS\nOlivia Jamison\, Partner\, Environment\, CMS\nAnthony Kenny\, Assistant General Counsel – Corporate\, GlaxoSmithKline plc\nBecky Annison\, Director of Engagement\, The Chancery Lane Project\n\nPlease register at the link below.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/the-role-of-law-in-climate-action-a4id-cms-and-bloomberg
LOCATION:Hybrid: in person and streamed online
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SUMMARY:Simmons & Simmons in conversation with Pro Bono clients - [invitation only/internal]
DESCRIPTION:This event is invitation-only for all at Simmons & Simmons. \nPanel 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. \n 
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/simmons-simmons-in-conversation-with-pro-bono-clients
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211102T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211102T133000
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CREATED:20210924T113041Z
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SUMMARY:In House Counsel and Law Firms Doing Pro Bono Together - In House Pro Bono Group
DESCRIPTION: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 pro bono project together\, challenges and how they can be overcome. We will also hear from a charity\, Refugee Action\, on what is most useful in terms of pro bono support. \nSpeakers include: \n\nDavid Boyd\, Head of Pro Bono for UK & Ireland\, Clifford Chance\nFelicity Kirk\, Head of International Pro Bono\, Ropes & Gray\nJulie Mansfield\, Frontline Immigration Advice Project Partnerships Manager at Refugee Action\nMia Motiee\, Compliance\, Bloomberg\nSarah Oliver Scemla\, Director and Assistant General Counsel\, Bank of America\n\nPlease register at the Eventbrite link below.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/panel-in-house-pro-bono-group
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211102T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211102T131500
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SUMMARY:A Refugee Experience (Day 1) - Fragomen
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis is a project with which Fragomen are proud to have partnered since its inception in the UK and we look forward to reflecting on the success to date and what more is to come. \nRegister at the link below.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/a-refugee-experience-fragomen
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211102T120000
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SUMMARY:Pro bono: reflections from the wider legal profession - Government Legal Department – [invitation only/internal]
DESCRIPTION:This event is invitation-only for members of the Government Legal Department. \nThis talk is aimed at lawyers at all stages of their careers\, who can learn about the role of pro bono in the wider legal profession and the different ways that lawyers can volunteer throughout their careers. \nThe talk will be hosted by Peter King\, a Legal Director at GLD\, who will be in conversation with Legal Directors working for leading international organisations in the private sector\, to discuss their pro bono experiences. \n 
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/pro-bono-reflections-from-the-wider-legal-profession-government-legal-department
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211102T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211102T110000
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CREATED:20210928T175737Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Clauses in Action: Supply Chains – The Chancery Lane Project
DESCRIPTION: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. \nEach event includes a Climate Clauses in Action (week 1) and Net Zero Drafting (week 2) workshop. This event will be workshopping climate clauses with a focus on supply chains and how to implement net zero across your entire value chain\, from procurement to distribution.  \nThe Chancery Lane Project community has been working hard throughout 2021 to prepare our Net Zero Toolkit. The Net Zero Toolkit contains clauses\, practical tools and guides to assist  legal\, business and sustainability professionals to align their contracts with net zero and climate ambitions. \nIn this free and collaborative workshop\, you will: \n\nLearn about TCLP\, the Net Zero Toolkit and climate-aligned contractual clauses which you can use in your practice today; \n\n\nHear about lawyers and organisations from all over the world who are using the power of contract drafting to embed their climate commitments into their value chain. \n\n\nBuild your own plan of action for using and implementing climate clauses in your business or practice\, as part of your work towards net zero or more generally as you align your contracts with climate and environmental considerations.\n\nThe workshop is open for both in-house and private practice lawyers of all PQE. Register at the link below.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/climate-clauses-in-action-supply-chain-the-chancery-lane-project
LOCATION:Online event\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Poverty and Pro Bono - LawWorks
DESCRIPTION:In this Pro Bono week\, we are look back over the last 20 years of pro bono and forward to the next 20 – after the disruption of Covid\, and with so much unmet need what should be the priority for legal pro bono? \nThere are significant indicators that poverty may increase in future months given the upward pressures on prices\, housing\, childcare and living costs\, the withdrawal of furlough and the Universal Credit uplift\, combined with economic uncertainty and increasing personal debt levels. Most social welfare law issues remain outside of the scope of legal aid\, but are these the areas that pro bono should be focussed on going forwards? How can pro bono make a bigger policy impact on welfare rights\, serve those vulnerable to the on-going effects of the pandemic and push for positive changes in law and policy? \nThe focus of the session will be on UK rather than global poverty\, and where pro bono can make an impact. Subjects that will be covered in the discussion include:- \n\n\nThe development of pro bono projects working on benefit appeals;\npro bono and employment rights for low paid and insecure workers alongside access to support and legal education; and\nengaging lawyers in policy reform.\n\n\nThe panel of speakers includes: \n\nJames Sandbach\, London Citizens Advice\nEmma Lough\, Director\, Lawyers Against Poverty\nAnela Anwar Chief Executive\, Z2K \nClaire Hall\, Lawyer\, CPAG\n\nRegister at the Eventbrite link below.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/poverty-and-pro-bono-lawworks
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211101T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211101T200000
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SUMMARY:OFFICIAL LAUNCH Pro Bono Week 2021: panel debate: past\, present and future
DESCRIPTION:The official launch of the 20th Pro Bono Week\, recognising and supporting the voluntary contribution made by lawyers across the UK in giving free legal help to those in need. In this year of unprecedented challenges\, for both the voluntary and legal sectors\, pro bono legal help has never been more important. \nThe launch event will take place in person and online\, and will host a panel of speakers\, exploring the past\, present and future of pro bono. We are pleased to be joined by the Attorney General who will make a short address. Register to attend via the Eventbrite link: https://pbw2021.eventbrite.co.uk \nWe are grateful to Gray’s Inn for kindly hosting the in-person element of the launch of Pro Bono Week 2021. \n  \nWe hope you can join us in person or online for what promises to be an fascinating evening. \n18:00 Joining & networking (in person attendees) \n18:30 Welcome and panel session \nThe panel will be chaired by Toby Brown (chair of the Pro Bono Week organising committee)\, with the following panellists: \n\nYasmin Waljee OBE (exploring pro bono across the last twenty years). Yasmin is Partner\, International Pro Bono at Hogan Lovells and co-lead of the Social Impact Practice.\nKirsty Thomson (exploring the current state of pro bono). Kirsty is Managing Partner/Director at JustRight Scotland\, Scotland’s legal centre for justice and human rights.\nEmma Rehal-Wilde (exploring the future of pro bono). Emma teaches law at LSBU and previously worked in pro bono management within the legal sector for 12 years before moving into academia.\n\n19:30 Networking (in person) \n20:00 End
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/official-launch-pro-bono-week-2021
LOCATION:Hybrid: in person and streamed online
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SUMMARY:In Conversation with UOL's Pro Bono Society "Litigants In Person Project" Founders – University of Leicester Pro Bono Society – [internal]
DESCRIPTION:This session is only open to members of the University of Leicester Pro Bono Society  \nYou will get a chance to hear from Danae Larham and Nigel Smith\, who set up the Litigants in Person Project in 2017. Leaving a legacy behind they have both gone onto fantastic careers\, Danae as a Family Barrister and Nigel as Bid Writer. They will both give you insight into how their Pro Bono experiences led them there. 
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/in-conversation-with-uols-pro-bono-society-litigants-in-person-project-founders-university-of-leicester-pro-bono-society-internal
LOCATION:Hybrid: in person and streamed online
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SUMMARY:Pro Bono Skills - University of Exeter Law Society - [internal]
DESCRIPTION:This session is open to members of the University of Exeter Law Society \nJoin the Law Society Pro Bono Team and Lawrence Sail from the Royal Literary Fund for a skills session on essay writing. \nHosted in person at the XFI Henderson Lecture Theatre and on Zoom.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/pro-bono-skills-university-of-exeter-law-society-internal
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211101T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211101T170000
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SUMMARY:Earth to Leicester: Climate Crisis Guest Speaker Networking Event - University of Leicester Pro Bono Society - [internal]
DESCRIPTION:This session is only open to members of the University of Leicester Pro Bono Society  \nThis networking event has been organized by the team on the Climate Crisis Pro Bono Project to provide students with an insight into our work and the ongoing issue of the climate crisis. This event is a great opportunity for networking alongside some amazing guest speakers\, including Laura Bee\, Stephen Riley and Laura Albertini. The speakers will touch on a range of topics from Climate Change and politics to environmental awareness. There will also be drinks and snacks available to attendees throughout the networking session and Q&A session.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/earth-to-leicester-climate-crisis-guest-speaker-networking-event-university-of-leicester-pro-bono-society-internal
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211101T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211101T143000
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SUMMARY:How to conduct a Legal Healthcheck – with LawWorks and Small Charities Coalition
DESCRIPTION: Do you know what a Legal Healthcheck is?\nHave you conducted a Healthcheck before?\n\n\n\nEven the smallest of organisations can face big legal issues. That is why preventative measures are a key tool when mitigating these uphill battles. Small Charities Coalition and LawWorks will be providing a session on how to ‘health check’ your organisation.  \nIn this session we will cover key legal issues for small not-for-profit organisations and charities\, with topics like corporate and governance\, employment\, property and more\, so that you can identify potential issues before they arise. Alongside a lawyer from the LawWorks Not-for-Profits Programme\, LawWorks and the Small Charities Coalition will discuss available resources\, pro bono assistance\, and support for organisations. \nThere will be the opportunity for a Q&A following the presentation\, although please note that the speakers will not be able to give legal advice / provide specific answers to questions only relevant to your organisation. \nSuitable for: Trustees\, Staff and Volunteers of Small Charities ands Not For Profits \n\nRegister at the Eventbrite link below.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/not-for-profits-healthcheck-small-charities-coalition-and-lawworks-full-details-tbc
LOCATION:Online event
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SUMMARY:Pro Bono Fair - University of Edinburgh - [internal]
DESCRIPTION:Kick-off Pro Bono week by joining The University of Edinburgh School of Law\, Pro Bono and Clinical Legal Education Department and the Pro Bono Society in this year’s online Pro Bono Fair! \nThe event will be online\, with different charities and other organisations offering pro bono and access to justice services throughout Scotland and the global community. The charities and organisations will showcase their work and\, if available\, highlight any volunteering opportunities for students. There will also be an “online café” for more informal socialising and networking!
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/pro-bono-fair-university-of-edinburgh
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211101T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211101T133000
DTSTAMP:20260423T200544
CREATED:20211022T152557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211022T160220Z
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SUMMARY:The evolution of Pro Bono – in definition and practice - The Law Society - [invitation only]
DESCRIPTION:This event is invitation-only. \nTo mark the twentieth anniversary of Pro Bono Week\, we look to hold this event to explore how the practice of Pro Bono has begun to change and how\, as we look to the next twenty years\, what the definition of Pro Bono could and should look like in order to most accurately reflect those activities undertaken by the legal profession. \n  \nOur panellists include: \n\nModerator: I. Stephanie Boyce\, President of the Law Society of England and Wales\nKerry Stares: Partner\, Responsible Business & Pro Bono – Charles Russell Speechlys\nPaul Yates: Counsel and head of global pro bono practice –  Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer\nMia Motiee: Co-lead EMEA pro bono committee – Bloomberg\nRob Powell: Director of Pro Bono & Corporate Responsibility – Weil\, Gotshal & Manges
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/the-evolution-of-pro-bono-in-definition-and-practice
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211101T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211101T110000
DTSTAMP:20260423T200544
CREATED:20210928T175358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210928T191557Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Clauses in Action: Finance - The Chancery Lane Project
DESCRIPTION: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) workshop. This event will be workshopping climate clauses with a focus on finance and how to incorporate net zero concepts into debt and equity financing arrangements. \nThe Chancery Lane Project community has been working hard throughout 2021 to prepare our Net Zero Toolkit. The Net Zero Toolkit contains clauses\, practical tools and guides to assist  legal\, business and sustainability professionals to align their contracts with net zero and climate ambitions. \nIn this free and collaborative workshop\, you will: \n\nLearn about TCLP\, the Net Zero Toolkit and climate-aligned contractual clauses which you can use in your practice today; \n\n\nHear about lawyers and organisations from all over the world who are using the power of contract drafting to embed their climate commitments into their value chain. \n\n\nBuild your own plan of action for using and implementing climate clauses in your business or practice\, as part of your work towards net zero or more generally as you align your contracts with climate and environmental considerations.\n\nThe workshop is open for both in-house and private practice lawyers of all PQE. Register at the link below.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/climate-clauses-in-action-finance-the-chancery-lane-project
LOCATION:Online event\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211025T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211025T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T200544
CREATED:20211001T125647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211001T125647Z
UID:681-1635166800-1635170400@probonoweek.org.uk
SUMMARY:Demystifying Contracts (for Not-for-Profits) - LawWorks
DESCRIPTION:Amazon’s in-house lawyers will talk contract basics for your not-for-profit\, highlighting key clauses and what to look out for. \n  \nTo kick off US Pro Bono Week 2021\, UK volunteers from Amazon’s in-house legal team will take you through the basics of a contract including: \n\nBasic contract law\n\n\nKey clauses\n\n\nWhat to look out for before agreeing a contract\n\nFormat: this will be a on online talk and will include a Q&A session at the end. \nAudience: this talk is appropriate for anyone who works at a governance level at a small not-for-profit or charity.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/demystifying-contracts-for-not-for-profits-lawworks
LOCATION:Online event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201112T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201112T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T200544
CREATED:20201030T164221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201030T164221Z
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SUMMARY:Freshfields Focus Event - Pro Bono
DESCRIPTION:Freshfields-only. \nWe look forward to holding a Freshfields focus event. The event will be attended by our pro bono team who will provide insight into different aspects of life at Freshfields. There will also be a chance to submit your questions. \nWe want our event to be available to as many people as possible but places are limited. Therefore\, please only sign up if you can attend. \nSign ups will close 24 hours before the event and you will receive the relevant joining instructions on the day of the event.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/freshfields-focus-event-pro-bono
LOCATION:Online event\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201111T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201111T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T200544
CREATED:20201030T164008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211101T170423Z
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SUMMARY:Pro Bono in the City: Local Communities - KCL Pro Bono Society - [internal#
DESCRIPTION:This session is only open to students of King’s College London. \nThe King’s College London Pro Bono society is excited to invite associates\, partners and graduate recruitment from a range of respected firms to discuss their pro bono initiatives. Our annual panel series celebrating National Pro Bono Week aims to showcase a small number of City Law firms and their pro bono work. \nStudents will have the opportunity to learn about the firm’s incredible global pro bono initiatives\, and network with graduate recruitment in a follow-up Q&A session. \nEvent Panelists: \n\nWeil\, Gotshal & Manges LLP: Robert Powell\nEversheds Sutherland: Rosie Wallace\nSimmons & Simmons: Victoria Channing; Elin Jones
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/pro-bono-in-the-city-local-communities-kcl-pro-bono-society
LOCATION:Online event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201106T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201106T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T200544
CREATED:20201014T130224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T113304Z
UID:350-1604685600-1604691000@probonoweek.org.uk
SUMMARY:Pro Bono Week closing networking drinks
DESCRIPTION:Join everyone across the Pro Bono sector for online networking drinks to celebrate this year’s Pro Bono Week.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/pro-bono-week-closing-networking-drinks
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20201106T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20201106T183000
DTSTAMP:20260423T200544
CREATED:20201027T115625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201104T142631Z
UID:418-1604683800-1604687400@probonoweek.org.uk
SUMMARY:Pro Bono Through the Pandemic and Beyond! - University of Exeter Law Society
DESCRIPTION:A virtual panel style event to finish off Pro Bono Week\, with a range of speakers discussing how the pandemic has shaped Pro Bono for them and what they think the future will hold for Pro Bono. \nSpeakers will include volunteers and professionals.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/pro-bono-through-the-pandemic-and-beyond-university-of-exeter-law-society
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201106T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201106T180000
DTSTAMP:20260423T200544
CREATED:20201029T133827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T113609Z
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SUMMARY:Rule of Law & Access to Justice: where do we go from here? - Pro Bono Week Committee & LexisNexis
DESCRIPTION:Rule of Law and Access to Justice: where do we go from here? \nDoes the law need a rebrand? \nThere can be few times in the modern history of the UK where the Rule of Law has been at the forefront of public attention and discussion – from the Internal Market Bill to the independent panel on Judicial Review\, from the backlog in the court system to comments on the role lawyers play in the immigration and criminal justice system.  There is no lack of challenge to the Rule of Law.  But there is also significant comment on these challenges.  \nAs important as that commentary is\, it often leaves a hugely important question unanswered: where do we go from here? \nIt is easy to get agreement among lawyers that the Rule of Law is fundamental\, but is that true outside of the profession?  If we are to protect the Rule of Law (and drive an environment where upholding the Rule of Law is seen as non-negotiable)\, the public at large need to feel the same way.  \nThe panel will give a brief “state of the union” of the Rule of Law in the UK.  From there\, we will turn to consider what can be done to begin to deliver this.  Does the law\, the Rule of Law\, and justice need rebranding?  What\, or who might get the public to value the fundamental importance of the Rule of Law and the important access to justice that gives them?   \nPanellists are: \n\nIain Anderson (Executive Chairman\, Cicero Group)\nDavid Greene (President of the Law Society of England & Wales)\,\nBaroness Hale of Richmond (former President of the UK Supreme Court)\,\nBaroness Helena Kennedy QC (Director of the IBA Human Rights Institute) and\nMatthew Ryder QC (barrister and former Deputy Mayor of London (social integration\, social mobility and community engagement)). \n\nThis event is jointly led by the Pro Bono Week Committee and LexisNexis and is timed to coincide with the finish of Pro Bono Week.  It is part of LexisNexis’s central objective of advancing the Rule of Law around the world – further information can be found here.  For further information about the events in Pro Bono Week\, please click here. \nOur thanks to Augusta Ventures for kindly hosting this webinar and for their support of the National Pro Bono Centre and Pro Bono Week.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/rule-of-law-access-to-justice-where-do-we-go-from-here-pro-bono-week-committee-lexisnexis
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201106T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201106T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T200544
CREATED:20201014T114351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201015T132232Z
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SUMMARY:Trainee Hackathon - Birmingham Law Society Pro Bono Committee
DESCRIPTION:To close the week’s events\, participants in the trainee solicitor hackathon co-hosted by Birmingham Trainee Solicitors’ Society and Birmingham Law Society Pro Bono Committee will be invited to share their solutions as to how the trainee community can make a meaningful contribution to pro bono efforts.  \nPanel: \nNatasha Alton\, Charities and Corporate Responsibility Officer\, Birmingham Trainee Solicitors Society \nRachel Sutcliffe\, Trainee Solicitor\, Anthony Collins \nKatie Rothwell\, Corporate Responsibility Manager\, Gowling WLG \nMichael Bates\, Head of Services for Birmingham\, Central England Law Centre
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/trainee-hackathon-birmingham-law-society-pro-bono-committee
LOCATION:Online event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201106T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201106T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T200544
CREATED:20201015T130354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201029T111951Z
UID:362-1604660400-1604667600@probonoweek.org.uk
SUMMARY:The value and importance of pro bono work in light of Covid 19 - Liverpool John Moores University
DESCRIPTION:We will discuss the value and importance of pro bono work with particular emphasis on the impact on access to justice of Covid-19\, local initiatives and future opportunities. \nOur speakers are: \n– Bambos Charalambous MP\, LJMU law graduate and current Shadow Justice Minister \n– Siobhan Taylor\, Ward of Merseyside Law Centre\, Young Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year and another LJMU graduate \n– Chris Topping of Jackson Lees\, Human Rights Lawyer of the Year 2016. \n– Rachel Stalker of LJMU who established the School of Law’s award-winning Legal Advice Centre in 2014.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/panel-event-liverpool-john-moores-university
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201105T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201105T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T200544
CREATED:20201030T122546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201030T122546Z
UID:480-1604597400-1604602800@probonoweek.org.uk
SUMMARY:Pro Bono Opportunities for Young Lawyers in Scotland - Scottish Young Lawyers' Association
DESCRIPTION:SYLA are delighted to host a panel discussion for Pro Bono Week on the topic of pro bono opportunities for young lawyers. \nThe event will give attendees an insight in to the benefits of pro bono for lawyers and the reasons why it is so important for our wider community. The event will proceed by way of a panel discussion on key topics followed by a Q&A session. \nAttendees will hear from a panel of speakers including: \n\nRebecca Samaras\, Director of Pro Bono and Clinical Legal Education at the University of Edinburgh\nSeonaid Stevenson\, Law Lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University and co-founder of RebLaw Scotland\nEamon Keane\, Founder of the University of Dundee Law Clinic\nLucy Mackay\, Student Director GCU Law Clinic\n\nAttendees will be sent the web link on the day of the event and are invited to submit any questions for the panel in advance to mail@syla.co.uk \n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/pro-bono-opportunities-for-young-lawyers-in-scotland-scottish-young-lawyers-association
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201105T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201105T183000
DTSTAMP:20260423T200544
CREATED:20201028T115928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201028T123914Z
UID:448-1604597400-1604601000@probonoweek.org.uk
SUMMARY:Kenneth B. Clark: a fireside chat - ProBonoSkills.com
DESCRIPTION:Join ProBonoSkills.com for a Fireside Chat with Kenneth B. Clark as he reflects on his career and the importance of #probono at every point in your legal career. \nProBonoSkills.com presents a Virtual Fireside Chat with Kenneth B. Clark\, Partner and Chair of Fenwick’s award-winning tax controversy practice and alum of New York University School of Law. Answering questions put to him by PBS co-founder Aideen Byrne\, Kenneth will share stories and lessons learnt from his life in the law\, reflecting\, in particular\, on the value and importance of pro bono to practitioners\, the profession and wider society.  \nThis event is only open to students\, at Edinburgh and beyond. You will need a .edu or .ac.uk  email to register. If you are a lawyer in practice and would like to attend\, please contact us at contact@probonoskills.com
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/kenneth-b-clark-a-fireside-chat-edinburgh-law-school-pro-bono-and-clinical-legal-education-department
LOCATION:Online event
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