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SUMMARY:The Big Hack - The Chancery Lane Project
DESCRIPTION:Run by the Chancery Lane Project and taking place November 5 – 6 – two days of live hacking\, that goes ‘around the world’ across Asia-Pacific\, Europe and UK and the Americas\, starting at midday GMT. Click the link below to read more and register… \n  \nThe [Chancery Lane] Project is the code name for the focused and collaborative effort of lawyers from around the world to develop new contracts and model laws to help fight climate change.  \nOur vision is a world where every contract and law enable solutions to climate change. \nA world in which legal frameworks enable and encourage businesses and communities to have a positive impact on the environment. \nOur purpose is to help create practical legal solutions to reverse climate change using collaborative problem solving. Rewiring contracts and laws to create new market norms for lawyers and lawmakers to use.  \nWe are part of a global effort of legal professionals\, empowering business and communities to transition to net zero emissions.  We believe every lawyer can make a difference. \nThe project is aligned with and supports the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals relating to climate action and the UK’s emissions reduction target\, enshrined in law\, to reach net zero by 2050. \nWe do not profess to have all the answers to the climate crisis\, and we are not trying to own the solutions. \nFrom the very beginning\, the project has not been about individual lawyers or firms\, but rather the collective effort of the entire legal profession to make a positive impact. \nOur voice is separate and independent from any one firm\, chambers or professional membership.  This allows a new conversation to happen and a freedom to innovate \nWe are\, with the best of intentions\, using our legal skills to accelerate solutions to climate change in a politically and professionally neutral manner.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/the-big-hack
LOCATION:Online event
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Employment Law - Government Legal Department
DESCRIPTION:Government Legal Department members only. \nLawyers from GLD’s Employment Group kindly offered to give a talk on common employment law issues\, including breaches of contractual rights\, discrimination\, unfair dismissal and redundancy.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/introduction-to-employment-law-government-legal-department
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201105T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201105T120000
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SUMMARY:Advocate Clerks' Pro Bono Hour - with the IBC and ABC Chambers Solutions
DESCRIPTION:The Institute of Barristers’ Clerks\, ABC Chambers Solutions and Advocate invite you to join us on Thursday 5th November as we jointly host a clerks’ and practice managers’ hour in Pro Bono Week 2020. \nCome and meet with other clerks and practice managers and the Advocate Casework Team to talk about the successes and challenges of pro bono at the current time. This is an opportunity to get to know how other sets are managing the pro bono process and how sets in the know use pro bono as a tool to manage practice development and secure new business. \nPlease register so we can send a Zoom link in advance. \n11am start on Zoom. \n11.30am break out rooms and discussion. \nWe look forward to meeting you!
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/advocate-clerks-pro-bono-hour-with-the-ibc-and-abc-chambers-solutions
LOCATION:Online event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201105T113000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002853
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SUMMARY:Tackling Online Sexual Exploitation of Children: Strengthening sentences for UK offenders - IJM
DESCRIPTION:IJM UK would like to invite you to a virtual roundtable to discuss how we better tackle demand in the UK for the online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC).  \nIJM’s End OSEC Hub\, based in the Philippines\, will shortly be publishing a report examining a trend of lenient sentences for those convicted of OSEC-related offences in the UK. We are concerned that the sentences imposed on UK offenders are not commensurate with the serious of the harm they have caused to children around the world..   \nThis roundtable will be a chance to discuss the report’s findings and recommendations. In addition to IJM’s team in the Philippines\, we will be joined by: \n\nIain Drennan\, Executive Director\, WePROTECT Global Alliance\nSara Carnegie\, Director\, Legal Projects\, International Bar Association\nDame Sara Thornton\, Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner\n\nContact euan.fraser@ijmuk.org for joining information
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/tackling-online-sexual-exploitation-of-children-strengthening-sentences-for-uk-offenders-ijm-2
LOCATION:Online event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201105T110000
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SUMMARY:Pro Bono Charter Forum - The Law Society of England and Wales
DESCRIPTION:Held virtually for the first time\, the Forum will focus on a review of the Law Society’s  Pro Bono Charter\, benefits of being a Pro Bono Charter signatory and Communications. \nLaw firms\, in-house teams\, ABS\, law schools and other organisations who are a Pro Bono Charter signatory are invited to join this meeting. For further information\, please contact Valerie Robertson on Valerie.Robertson@lawsociety.org.uk
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/pro-bono-charter-forum-the-law-society-of-england-and-wales
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201106
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SUMMARY:#GoTheExtraMile for Justice day
DESCRIPTION:Take part in the Access to Justice Foundation’s #GotheExtraMile for Justice day on Thursday 5th November in celebration of Pro Bono Week 2020!  \nChallenge yourself to Go the Extra Mile for Justice with the Access to Justice Foundation and help support free legal advice services across the UK this Pro Bono Week. \nWe’ve chosen Thursday 5th November as Go the Extra Mile for Justice day! A special day for the legal community to join together to raise money and awareness for the access to justice sector and the role Pro Bono work plays in helping vulnerable people in the UK get access to free legal help. \nShow your support and get involved by signing up to your own #GotheExtraMile fundraising challenge and completing it on Thursday 5th November. \nYou could Go the Extra Mile for Justice by: \n\nWalking 5K\nRunning 10 miles\nSwimming 25 laps\nRowing 2 miles\nRollerblading around the garden\nGoing up and down the stairs 100 times\n\nOr whatever method you like – it’s up to you! \nHow to get involved: \n\nChoose your activity\nChoose your distance\nSign up via the website: https://bit.ly/2Odcp2Y\nFundraise* or donate https://bit.ly/3hroqPq\nCarry out your challenge on Thursday 5th November\n\n*Once you sign up\, we will set you up with your own Virgin Money Giving page to make fundraising as easy as possible! \nKeep going that extra mile!  \nWe’re fundraising for Go the Extra Mile for Justice for the rest of the year\, so if you can’t take part in the #GotheExtraMile for Justice day on Thursday 5th November\, you can spread your challenge over the next few weeks\, or even months! \nGo the Extra Mile for Justice is sponsored by the Law Society of England and Wales and CJCH Solicitors. For more information on the event\, or to discuss your challenge\, contact Laura Cassidy events@atjf.org.uk
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/go-the-extra-mile-for-justice-day
LOCATION:Nationwide
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201104T200000
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SUMMARY:Advocate's Bar Pro Bono Awards
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by LexisNexis\, the 2020 Bar Pro Bono Awards are bigger\, better and more virtual than ever! \nJoin us as we celebrate the amazing pro bono work that has been undertaken this year at all levels of seniority and across the country. Cheer on your friends and colleagues and maybe even get some inspiration for your next piece of pro bono. All of the nominees have done extraordinary work\, but join us to find out which of them have won the 2020 Bar Pro Bono Awards! Watch it all happen on Youtube here. \nCheck out the full list of nominees on the website and if you’re tweeting about the awards\, make sure to use #BarProBonoAwards so we can see who you’re supporting and which pieces of work impressed you the most.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/bar-pro-bono-awards
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201104T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201104T203000
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SUMMARY:Giving Back to Move Forward - pro bono for junior lawyers
DESCRIPTION:Kindly hosted by Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP via Zoom\, our esteemed panellists will be sharing their experience in relation to how pro bono work has shaped their careers\, and why pro bono work is important. The panel discussion will be introduced by the UK’s Solicitor General\, the Right Honourable Michael Ellis QC MP. \nWe hope you can join us for what will be an insightful discussion on this important topic during national Pro Bono Week. \nKeynote Speaker: RT Hon Michael Ellis QC MP \nPanellists: \n– Mandy Gill\, Head of Legal at The British Red Cross \n– Elizabeth Mason\, Committee Member of JLSLA and Associate at Reed Smith LLP \n– Michael Polak\, President of MTYBA and Barrister at Church Court Chambers \n – Chaired by: Charlotte Hill\, President of JLSLA and Senior Associate at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP \nDon’t miss this cross-collaboration event where you will have the opportunity to virtually move around networking tables meeting others in your industry.  \nAttendance to both the panel discussion and virtual networking is FREE but you must register below to attend either or both sessions: \n            Panel Discussion – Please register here to access the panel discussion event between 18:00-19:15. \n            Virtual Networking – Please register here to join the virtual networking after the panel from 19:15. \nPlease note\, you will need to access the networking after the panel discussion by joining the Remo link provided. Guidance on how to set up Remo and the event link will be shared with you on Monday 02 November evening\, ahead of the event. \nAttendance is not limited to LYLG\, JLSLA/LSLA or MTYBA members. \nWe look forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/giving-forward-to-get-back-pro-bono-for-junior-lawyers
LOCATION:Online event
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SUMMARY:Climate Change and Commercial Law - KCL Pro Bono Society's Climate Justice Project
DESCRIPTION:The King’s College London Pro Bono Society’s Climate Justice Project is excited to invite representatives from Clifford Chance\, CMS\, Herbert Smith Freehills\, and Linklaters to discuss the impact of climate change upon commercial law. \nThis event will look at the impact of climate change upon each firm’s commercial work\, their pro bono initiatives\, and the way in which they operate. Students will also have the opportunity to have their questions answered in a follow-up Q&A\, and will be able to take part in a virtual networking session.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/climate-change-and-commercial-law-kcl-pro-bono-societys-climate-justice-project
LOCATION:Online event\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201104T193000
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SUMMARY:Collaborating during a pandemic: the challenges and successes of a joint transition to remote working - BPP University
DESCRIPTION:Panel event hosted by BPP University and chaired by Laura Richards\, Pro Bono Manager at BPP University. \nPanellists include: \n1. Chloe O’Brien\, pro bono lawyer from Simmons and Simmons \n2. Farzana Begum\, Inclusion & CSR Executive\, Macfarlanes \n3. Olivier Peeters\, Trainee Solicitor at Skadden and former BPP student \n4. Olivia McLaughlin\, former BPP student\,  \n5. Joanna Pogonska\, former BPP student\,  \nThe panel will share their experience of how they have worked together during the pandemic to overcome the challenges of delivering legal services remotely.  The session offers a useful insight to both practitioners and students on the options available to support clients in the absence of face to face appointments and how to offer and secure meaningful pro bono experience in a remote environment.  
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/collaborating-during-a-pandemic-the-challenges-and-successes-of-a-joint-transition-to-remote-working-bpp-university
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201104T174500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201104T183000
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SUMMARY:Temple Church Evensong\, for Pro Bono Week
DESCRIPTION:With an address by Michael Napier QC and readings from Tanya Murshed (Bar Pro Bono Award winner & Founder\, Evolve Foundation) and Toby Brown (Chair\, Pro Bono Week committee) \nIn person\, and online.  \nLivestream YouTube link 
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/temple-church-evensong-for-pro-bono-week
LOCATION:Temple Church\, Temple\, London\, EC4Y 7BB
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SUMMARY:Pro Bono after COVID – how can we do more for you? - The Faculty of Advocates’ Free Legal Services Unit
DESCRIPTION:The Faculty of Advocates’ Free Legal Services Unit is keen to help as many people 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 event is open only to invited agencies. \nOrganisations interested to attend should contact flsu@advocates.org.uk.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/pro-bono-after-covid-how-can-we-do-more-for-you-the-faculty-of-advocates-free-legal-services-unit
LOCATION:Online event\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201104T133000
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SUMMARY:"For Sama" Virtual Viewing - University of Edinburgh Pro Bono Society
DESCRIPTION:*University of Edinburgh students & members only* \nWe will be streaming the documentary via Microsoft Teams. You will be invited to join a Team before the event date. Please make sure you can access Teams through your University of Edinburgh email address and that you are using the same email address to register for your ticket on Eventbrite. \n\n\nPlease click here to donate to Indigo Volunteers via our Golden Giving page and find out more about Indigo Volunteers by clicking on the link to go to their website. \n\n\n“For Sama” is a documentary film surrounding the 5 year journey of filmmaker and journalist Waad al-Kateab and her daughter\, Sama\, during the Syrian Civil War. As one of the BAFTA”s most nominated feature documentary\, “For Sama” has been said to be deeply moving and powerful. We are wanting to air this documentary to educate our members and ourselves\, on the on-going Syrian Civil War and how devastating and impactful it is\, whilst raising money for an organisation that helps provide volunteers to support these type of crises. Indigo Volunteers is a charity that assists with humanitarian projects\, including the refugee crisis. As the Pro Bono Society aims at promoting access to justice\, we are creating this fundraiser to help support Indigo Volunteers in their goal for providing volunteers to help assist in these crises across the globe. \nWe are wanting to promote this fundraiser with Indigo Volunteers with this primary launch event for Pro Bono Week UK 2020 with the documentary viewing\, but we will be continuing to help raise money through other initiatives\, such as an upcoming virtual baking challenge that will take place across our social media accounts.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/for-sama-virtual-viewing-university-of-edinburgh-pro-bono-society
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201104T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201104T133000
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SUMMARY:The power of pro bono - PILS Project & the Law Society of Northern Ireland
DESCRIPTION:Join the PILS Project and the Law Society of Northern Ireland during UK Pro Bono Week as they host a virtual session on the power of pro bono for your CV in times of COVID. \n \nEngaging in pro bono work has lots of potential benefits for legal professionals. Not only does it open you up to new areas of law\, it can also enhance your career prospects.\n \nAt a time when networking with colleagues and creating learning opportunities are more logistically difficult\, recently qualified solicitors and barristers are particularly affected by the impact of COVID-19 on the profession.\n \nThis free event is open to all\, but will be of particular interest to recently qualified legal professionals and law students. \n \nChair: Sinead Mulhern – Solicitor\n1. Jenny Cunningham\, co-chair of the Young Bar NI\n3. Nicholas Lennon\, Bar of NI’s Pro Bono Unit\n4. Dr Esther McGuinness\, founder/co-director of Ulster University’s Law Clinic\n5. Frederick Reilly Solicitor & Northern Ireland Young Solicitors’ Association Representative
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/the-power-of-pro-bono-pils-project-law-society-ni
LOCATION:Online event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201104T133000
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SUMMARY:Realising Our Potential - In House Pro Bono Group
DESCRIPTION:The In House Pro Bono Group invites you to join us for a webinar primarily aimed at the in-house legal community focussing on how in-house lawyers and their legal departments can participate in pro bono work\, and why it is so important for us to do so\, now more than ever\, in these difficult times.\n \nLast year the In House Pro Bono Guidance was launched\, providing detailed advice and practical tips on how to find\, encourage\, and facilitate pro bono work in house. This webinar will focus on looking further at the resource of the in-house legal community and how it can provide support to those who need legal assistance the most\, but can’t afford it\, and to realise our own potential in this area. \nWe will have some great panellists who are hugely experienced in how in-house legal departments can best set themselves up to provide pro bono support\, as well as from private practice and the voice of the client.\n \nChair: Antonio Suarez-Martinez (Assistant General Counsel\, GSK)\n \nPanellists:          \nLuke Arbuthnot\, Executive Director and Senior Counsel\, Goldman Sachs\nValerie Farkas\, EMEA General Counsel\, Bloomberg\nDiane Sechi\, Pro Bono Coordinator at Simmons & Simmons\nHarmit Springett\, General Counsel at Centrepoint\n \nDue to restrictions imposed as a result of COVID19\, and to ensure the maximum attendance\, we have decided to hold this event virtually via Microsoft Teams. Please register via the weblink below. Access details will be provided closer to the event. Whilst the session is aimed at in-house lawyers\, we welcome anybody who is interested in assisting the in-house community develop and grow its pro bono work to attend.  \n \nWe will cover: \n\nEstablishing a pro bono practice / finding pro bono opportunities\nIdentifying and encouraging volunteers\, sponsors and champions\nEffective partnering with external counsel\nThe value of pro bono work to clients\nWhether virtual working presents more opportunities to assist\nPractical advice\n\nEngagement letters\nInsurance\nCapturing hours\nRewarding pro bono work
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/in-house-pro-bono-realising-our-potential
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201104T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201104T130000
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SUMMARY:Students: the vanguard of pro bono - Birmingham Law Society Pro Bono Committee
DESCRIPTION:A roundtable event to engage and encourage law students to get involved in pro bono at this early stage in their learning and inspire them to continue doing pro bono through their legal career. \nStudents from various educational providers in Birmingham will provide case studies on their pro bono experiences along with recruitment managers at Eversheds Sutherland\, Gowling WLG and Anthony Collins Solicitors explaining what they look for in a graduate and  why pro bono can help students develop the skills they need to work in law.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/students-the-vanguard-of-pro-bono-birmingham-law-society-pro-bono-committee
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201104T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201104T133000
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SUMMARY:Family Law Clinic at Dads House – Kensington and Chelsea
DESCRIPTION:The Dads House legal clinic will be marking the importance of Pro Bono Week by continuing its dedication to providing advice to those who need it most. The clinic will be open 10am – 1.30pm\, as it has been throughout the whole of lockdown\, to give legal guidance to both mothers and fathers. Family lawyer Simon Bruce will be running the sessions and will be joined by two law students. The clinic has vowed to stay open even in the face of the new government guidelines.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/family-law-clinic-at-dads-house-kensington-and-chelsea
LOCATION:Kensington and Chelsea: Dads House\, 22 Lillie Road\, SW6 1TS\, Kensington and Chelsea Dads House\, 22 Lillie Road\, London\, SW6 1TS\, United Kingdom
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CREATED:20201018T102833Z
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SUMMARY:Pro Bono and the Sustainable Development Goals – home and abroad - LawWorks & A4ID
DESCRIPTION:In 2015\, the United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development\, underpinned by 17 key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The goals represent targeted areas for global improvement and broadly relate to areas such as health\, education\, equality and environmental sustainability – with ambitious goals to end poverty\, protect the planet\, and ensure prosperity for all by 2030. \nLaw firms and legal practitioners both in the UK and internationally undertake a substantial amount of pro bono work aimed at reducing poverty which can contribute to the realisation of these goals; whilst the SDGs are often seen as benchmarks for international development work\, many of the SDG’s – for example SDGs 10\, 11 and 16 – ‘reduced inequalities’\, ‘sustainable cities and communities’ and ‘justice and strong institutions’ – are equally relevant to domestic pro bono in the UK and the challenges we face in recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. \nThis panel session which will take place in Pro Bono Week will discuss the crossover and relevance of the SDG’s to pro bono work both in the UK and internationally\, including pro bono work supporting NGOs from small charities to wider global civil society alliances. Law firms as business entities also have important responsibilities to ensure that their own operations can further the SDGs\, particularly with respect to diversity and inclusion\, the environment\, supply-chain awareness\, and community engagement. From volunteering through legal advice clinics which serve vulnerable communities and support access to justice – to using legal skills to build capacity in civil society\, pro bono has an role to play both in the UK and globally to strengthen commitments to achieving these goals. \nChair\, Baroness Scotland QC\, Secretary General of the Commonwealth. \nPanellists \n\nTom Dunn\, Pro Bono Director\, Clifford Chance\nSung-Hyui Park\, Senior Associate\, Bates Wells\nNaina Patel\, Barrister Blackstone Chambers\nYasmin Batliwala\, Chief Executive\, Advocates for International Development (A4ID)\nJames Sandbach\, Director of Policy\, LawWorks\nTom Tugendhat MP\, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee\n\nThis is a joint event put together by LawWorks and A4ID. \nAll those with an interest in pro bono and the SDG\, or if you want to find out more about the SDGs and their application to pro bono\, are encouraged to attend. \n  \n 
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/pro-bono-and-the-sustainable-development-goals-home-and-abroad-lawworks-a4id
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201104T090000
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SUMMARY:Access to Justice: Successes & Failures in the Remote Provision of Legal Advice (C-19 and Beyond….) - Collaborative Plan UKademy Committee
DESCRIPTION:The Collaborative Plan UKademy Committee cordially invites you to join an esteemed panel including: \n\nAlison Lamb: CEO RCJ Advice\, Royal Courts of Justice\,\nLucy Isaac: Tribunals Coordinator\, Z2K\nJulie Bishop: Director\, Law Centres Network\nEddie Coppinger: Director of the Legal Advice Centre (University House)\nPhil Worthington: Director\, European Lawyers in Lesvos\n\nFor a discussion on how the remote working era accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic has changed the way in which we serve clients. Different settings will be looked at including: (i) welfare benefits tribunals; (ii) remote court hearings; (iii) legal advice centre support; and (iv) international legal assistance to asylum seekers. \nStories will be shared of the successes and failures of the last 6 months as well as the lessons learnt as we look forward to working through the rest of the pandemic and the remote-working era that we face beyond. \nThe event is open to all.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/access-to-justice-successes-failures-in-the-remote-provision-of-legal-advice-c-19-and-beyond-collaborative-plan-ukademy-committee
LOCATION:Online event
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SUMMARY:A Celebration of International Pro Bono - A4ID
DESCRIPTION:As part of National Pro Bono Week\, A4ID’s ROLE UK Programme invites you for an evening of celebration that will virtually showcase partnerships and pro bono work undertaken between the UK legal and developmental sector and their counterparts in developing countries. \nSpeakers will represent a range of organisations\, including: \n\nEvolve – Foundation For International Legal Assistance (EVOLVE-FILA)\nReprieve\nAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP\nEast Africa Law Society (EALS)\nAdvocates for International Development (A4ID).\n\nEach of the speakers will deliver a fast-paced and visual PechaKucha© -style presentation about the successes and lessons learned from their international legal and judicial pro bono partnership programmes of work. Through interactive questions and time for networking\, the audience will be encouraged to engage with interactive questions and share their ideas with diverse stakeholders on best practices for delivering international pro bono assistance through the pandemic and beyond. \nThe event ties in with the ROLE UK programme’s long-term aim to help strengthen the rule of law around the world by improving the responsiveness and impact of international pro bono. \nPlease contact roleuk@a4id.org for additional information.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/a-celebration-of-international-pro-bono
LOCATION:Online event
ORGANIZER;CN="A4ID":MAILTO:roleuk@a4id.org
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201103T190000
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SUMMARY:Project LIGHT - University of Leicester Pro Bono
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the University of Leicester Pro Bono: A debate brought to you by Project LIGHT and the Insight Project. \n\nShould a right to housing be a part of the United Kingdom law?\nUniversal Basic Income – should it be introduced?\nLegal Aid – are the cuts in legal aid justified? Does legal aid provide sufficient protection to the community?\n\n \nFind out more about Project LIGHT here: https://www.uolprobono.co.uk/post/join-project-light
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/project-light-university-of-leicester-pro-bono
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201103T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201103T190000
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CREATED:20201028T115454Z
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SUMMARY:The Most Powerful You - Edinburgh Law School Pro Bono and Clinical Legal Education Department
DESCRIPTION:In association with ProBonoSkills.com\, internationally acclaimed executive\, careers coach and writer Kathy Caprino presents ‘The Most Powerful You: Finding “Brave” so that you can Rock Your Pro Bono Work and beyond’.  \nThe majority of lawyers and law students in Scotland are now womxn. By popular request\, this training will focus on helping female law students to “find brave” so that they can do more\, help more\, and achieve more for Scotland’s communities. \nThis event is only open to students\, at Edinburgh and beyond. You will need a .edu or .ac.uk  email to register.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/the-most-powerful-you-edinburgh-law-school-pro-bono-and-clinical-legal-education-department
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201103T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201103T184500
DTSTAMP:20260424T002853
CREATED:20201014T141245Z
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SUMMARY:Pro Bono in Wales: Opportunities for all
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate Pro Bono Week 2020 and the efforts of all those in the private legal and third sectors offering free legal advice to our local communities\, this free online event will mark the achievements of the sector – and\, importantly\, highlight opportunities for lawyers to get involved in life-changing free legal advice during the pandemic.\nAs free legal advice clinics have started to reopen and offer support in new ways to communities in Wales – and with some new clinics opening – we thought Pro Bono Week 2020 was an excellent opportunity to showcase how lawyers can get involved – even if they only have the bare minimum of time to give to Pro Bono – and explain the benefits of getting involved\, at any stage of your legal career. More on Pro Bono Week 2020 can be found at the foot of this page. #WeDoProBono. \nThis FREE event is hosted by Legal News Wales\, LawWorks Cymru\, AltraLaw and The Law Society Wales and will be facilitated via Zoom. \nWhat to expect\nMy Pro Bono journey in Wales: We’ll hear from lawyers who have significant experience in Pro Bono work but with varied professional backgrounds and at different stages of their career. They’ll share how Pro Bono has enhanced and motivated them\, both professionally and personally\, and why all lawyers should consider this – at any stage of their career. \nHow legal advice clinics have fared during the pandemic and opportunities for all lawyers: A panel of Welsh legal advice clinics\, charities and LawWorks Cymru will also join us to outline the Pro Bono initiatives and opportunities available to help you on your – or your colleagues’ – Pro Bono journey. This is especially important as there are new and perhaps less known clinics working hard to support local communities in Wales\, and they need help. \nNot all the opportunities involved clinic support\, as LawWorks Cymru will explain. An unexpected outcome of the Coronavirus pandemic is the normalisation of remote support and guidance\, which offers time-poor lawyers a way to help\, and make a real difference while broadening their experience and skill sets. \nProgramme\n\nWelcome from Emma Waddingham\, Editor of Legal News Wales\nNathan Vidini\, Founder of AltraLaw introduces our Keynote Speaker: Acting Regional Employment Judge\, Sian Davies\nMy Pro Bono Journey in Wales: \n\nDaniela Mahapatra\, Deputy Director\, NWSSP Legal & Risk (profile)\nJonathan Rhys Williams\, Trainee Solicitor\, Watkins & Gunn (profile)\nNathan Vidini\, Founder\, AltraLaw (profile)\nNia Godsmark\, Peter Lynn & Partners (profile)\n\n\n\n\nLegal Advice Clinic Panel:\n\nAberystwyth Uni Veteran’s Clinic: Dr Olaoluwa Olusanya\, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Law and Criminology (clinic profile) (speaker profile)\nSwansea Law Clinic: Professor Richard Owen\, Legal Studies\, Swansea University (clinic profile) (speaker profile)\nCardiff Lawyers Care: Clive Thomas\, Cardiff & District Law Society and Managing Partner\, Watkins & Gunn (profile)\, and The Wallich\nELIPS (Employment Litigant in Person Support) (scheme profile)\nRhondda Cynon Taff Citizens Advice: Ashley Comley\, CEO (clinic profile)\n\n\n\n\nAlternative opportunities for Pro Bono in the pandemic: Martin Barnes\, Chief Executive\, LawWorks\, joined by his colleagues Fatima Bhula\, Pro Bono Connect\, and Matt Hunt\, Not-for-Profits Programme.\nQ&A\nEvent close (6:45pm)
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/pro-bono-in-wales-opportunities-for-all
LOCATION:Online event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201103T181500
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CREATED:20201029T185840Z
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SUMMARY:Covid 19: Remote Access to Justice\, challenges and solutions - Westminster & Holborn Law Society Pro Bono and CSR Sub-Committee
DESCRIPTION:The Mary Ward Legal Centre and Support Through Court provide vital pro bono legal and support services to members of the community. Their work has become all the more critical during the pandemic as people attempt to access legal advice and the courts through remote means. The panellists will explore how they have adapted their services and the challenges they have faced. Further\, Ashley Palmer will provide an insight into her work with a specific focus on techniques and practical tips she uses to work with clients who are facing remote hearings and remote mediation. \nThe panellists are: \n\nJovana Ugrinic\, Service Manager of the London Family Courts at Support Through Court;\nGabriel Olufadeji & Patricia Ng\, both Legal Service Advisors from the Mary Ward Legal Centre; and\nAshley Palmer\, an accredited Family Mediator\, Family Consultant\, and Psychotherapist at A. Palmer & Associates. \n\nThe panel will be chaired by Shaila Pal\, Chair of the Committee and Director of King’s Legal Clinic of Dickson Poon School of Law\, King’s College London. \n  \n 
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/covid-19-remote-access-to-justice-challenges-and-solutions-westminster-holborn-law-society-pro-bono-and-csr-sub-committee
LOCATION:Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201103T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201103T170000
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CREATED:20200928T115358Z
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SUMMARY:The use of technology in pro bono – advantages\, pitfalls and lessons learned
DESCRIPTION:A session presented by the IBA Pro Bono Committee. When considering using technology in the provision of pro bono services\, it is important to first understand and learn from others as to what has and has not worked. The session will discuss the importance of a design-based and user-based approach to understand and best identify how to design systems that meet the needs of users\, including topics such as crowdfunding\, the use of blockchain technology and the digitization of the free legal advice community. \nPanelists include: \nDavid Greene\, Vice-President\, Law Society of England and Wales \nJames Harper\, Lexis Nexis \nAna Higuera Garrido\, Fernando Pombo Foundation\, Madrid\, Spain \n  \nPLUS – Access to virtual post-session networking \nParticipants will also have access to a virtual Networking Hub at the end of this session for attendees to join and video chat with other participants. Delegates can join and move around the tables to interact with multiple people in one networking session. A link to access the Networking Hub will be provided at the end of the session. 
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/the-use-of-technology-in-pro-bono-advantages-pitfalls-and-lessons-learned
LOCATION:Online event
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SUMMARY:Scotland Legal Roundtable - TrustLaw
DESCRIPTION:TrustLaw invites you to attend its virtual Legal Roundtable: Strengthening pro bono in Scotland. We will share our Championing Pro Bono Guide and facilitate a conversation about helpful practices as well as challenges and lessons learnt. We will also hear about current pro bono legal opportunities in Scotland as well as a pro bono case study. \nTrustLaw is the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s free global pro bono legal service. We connect the best lawyers in the world to non-profits and social enterprises working to create social and environmental change. We work with legal teams\, both law firms and in-house teams\, globally to help spread the practice of pro bono worldwide.  \nAs part of our work\, we help assess what pro bono legal teams are doing already (if any) and offer resources to make it easier to do more pro bono. Earlier this year\, we launched our Championing Pro Bono Guide\, which covers a range of ways lawyers can assess and strengthen their team’s pro bono work. It includes a checklist to assess your firm’s pro bono practice\, as well as resources on debunking common pro bono myths and tips to make the most of your pro bono experience.  \nDuring this virtual Legal Roundtable\, we will introduce our Guide and facilitate a conversation about ways to assess and strengthen your firm’s pro bono work. The virtual session will be an inclusive space to share helpful practices and lessons learnt together with lawyers from firms of all sizes and at different stages of their pro bono journey. It will be hosted under the Chatham House Rules. \nWe will also hear from TrustLaw\, Inspiring Scotland and the University of Edinburgh on current pro bono opportunities in Scotland\, as well as learnings from a pro bono matter in support of a Scottish non-profit.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/scotland-legal-roundtable-trustlaw
LOCATION:Online event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201103T133000
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SUMMARY:Legal Clinic 101: Housing Law with Jones Day - In House Pro Bono Group
DESCRIPTION:Our second session will be on housing issues (including Section 21 eviction notices) and will be presented by Liz Robertson and Greg Barden. You will be given a case study highlighting issues frequently seen in legal clinics\, information on legislation and court forms and practical responses on how to assist your client. \nThe session will take place on Tuesday 3 November from 12.30 to 1.30pm. \nLiz is the head of pro bono in Jones Day’s London Office who currently volunteers at legal clinics. Greg is a property litigation partner at Jones Day with extensive experience in housing disputes who has assisted pro bono volunteers on housing issues for many years. \nDial in details will be circulated before the session. \nWe very much hope you can make what promises to be an interesting and practical session. Please forward to in house colleagues who may be interested in volunteering at legal clinics in the future\, this is an open event. The training sessions are not just open to in-house lawyers – we very much welcome and encourage private practice lawyers interested in doing pro bono to attend.
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/in-house-pro-bono-legal-clinic-101-housing-law-with-jones-day
LOCATION:Online event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201103T120000
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SUMMARY:'The Ethics of Pro Bono' seminar - LawWorks & University of Bristol
DESCRIPTION:“For the things we have to learn before we can do them\, we learn by doing them.” Aristotle\, Ethics \nThis half day seminar\, run jointly by LawWorks and University of Bristol Law School\, looks at the ethics of pro bono. This goes beyond the “codes of conduct” that bind the legal professions\, and will discuss the moral principles and motivations of working to improve access to justice through clinics and clinical legal education\, as well as the practical challenges of ethics for pro bono clinics. \nIt will be of value to all those (whether you’re a researcher\, clinic co-ordinator or practitioner) interested in ethical questions that may arise in a pro bono context – both in theory and practice.  \n9 am – Introduction/welcome \nProfessor Stephen Mayson – the ethics landscape in light of his report on the “Independent Review of Legal Services Regulation”.  \n9.15 – 10.15am – Panel session 1: Doing legal ethics \nEvery day pro bono clinics put ethics into practice – helping for free those needing legal advice\, responding to a growing need\, and serving the public good (“pro bono publico”). The introduction session will hear reflections on the ethics of pro bono\, and the positive story that clinics have to tell.    \nChair – John Peake (University of Bristol) \nPanellists:\nJames Sandbach (LawWorks)\nElaine Hall (Northumbria University)\nNathan Fitzpatrick (Law Centres Network)\nVictoria Channing (Simmons & Simmons) \nBreak \n10.30 – 12pm – Panel session 2: Clinical practice in an ethical context \nRunning pro bono clinics can be challenging\, there are issues of regulation\, university governance\, training\, support and sustainability to navigate – ethics matter\, clients matter\, and volunteers matter. The panel will discuss practical challenges within an ethics landscape\, and panellists will consider how ethics\, standards\, regulation and education intersect. Panellists will then move into smaller Q & A breakout rooms with attendees to discuss these issues in more detail\, raise challenges\, air frustrations and consider solutions. \nChair – Richard Pitkethly (LawWorks) \nPanellists:\nRichard Moorhead (University of Exeter)\nOmar Madhloom and Andrew Charlesworth (University of Bristol)\nJane Jarman (Nottingham Trent University)\nTim Cave (East Greenwich Legal Advice Clinic)\nValerie Robertson (The Law Society of England and Wales) \n11.50 am – 12pm – Wrap up\, next steps and close \nJohn Peake (University of Bristol)
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/lawworks-university-of-bristol-seminar-the-ethics-of-pro-bono
LOCATION:Online event
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SUMMARY:OFFICIAL LAUNCH Pro Bono Week 2020: panel debate; beyond the pandemic
DESCRIPTION:The official launch of the 19th 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 online\, and will host a panel of speakers from across England\, Wales\, Scotland and Northern Ireland\, each exploring the role of pro bono through the pandemic\, and discussing how we can build on the understanding gained this year. \nWe hope you can join us online for what promises to be an interesting evening. \n18:00 Joining & networking \n18:30 Welcome and panel session \nThe panel will be chaired by Catherine Baksi (award-winning legal journalist and barrister)\, with the following panellists: \n\nElizabeth Archer & Jasmine Ashley-Tagoe (representing England). Elizabeth is the Service Design Lead at Toynbee Hall\, and Jasmine is the manager of the Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC) at Toynbee Hall. FLAC ran online clinics this year with the support of pro bono partners and also offers online triage to clients.\nMungo Bovey QC (representing Scotland). Mungo is a practising QC\, Keeper of the Library of the Faculty of Advocates and Convenor\, Faculty of Advocates’ Free Legal Services Unit.\nLord Stephens (representing Northern Ireland). Lord Stephens is a Northern Ireland judge who serves as a Justice of the United Kingdom Supreme Court.\nNathan Vidini (representing Wales). Nathan is the Founder and Director of AltraLaw: the UK’s first not-for-profit law firm\, which launched in March this year and asks all employees to meet an annual pro bono target.\n\n19:30 Networking \n20:00 End
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/pro-bono-week-launch-event
LOCATION:Online event\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201102T190000
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SUMMARY:Amicus Guest Speaker event - University of Leicester Pro Bono
DESCRIPTION:Open to University of Leicester students only
URL:https://probonoweek.org.uk/event/amicus-guest-speaker-event-university-of-leicester-pro-bono
LOCATION:Online event
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