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.

Students: the vanguard of pro bono – Birmingham Law Society Pro Bono Committee

Online event

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. Students from various educational providers in Birmingham will provide case studies on their pro bono experiences along with recruitment managers at […]

Realising Our Potential – In House Pro Bono Group

Online event

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. […]

The power of pro bono – PILS Project & the Law Society of Northern Ireland

Online event

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.    Engaging in pro bono work has lots of potential benefits for legal professionals. Not only does it open you up to new […]

“For Sama” Virtual Viewing – University of Edinburgh Pro Bono Society

Online event

*University of Edinburgh students & members only* We 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 […]

Temple Church Evensong, for Pro Bono Week

Temple Church Temple, London

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) In person, and online.  Livestream YouTube link 

Collaborating during a pandemic: the challenges and successes of a joint transition to remote working – BPP University

Online event

Panel event hosted by BPP University and chaired by Laura Richards, Pro Bono Manager at BPP University. Panellists include: 1. Chloe O'Brien, pro bono lawyer from Simmons and Simmons 2. Farzana Begum, Inclusion & CSR Executive, Macfarlanes 3. Olivier Peeters, Trainee Solicitor at Skadden and former BPP student 4. Olivia McLaughlin, former BPP student,  5. […]

Climate Change and Commercial Law – KCL Pro Bono Society’s Climate Justice Project

Online event , United Kingdom

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. This event will look at the impact of climate change upon each firm's commercial work, their pro bono initiatives, and the […]

Giving Back to Move Forward – pro bono for junior lawyers

Online event

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. We hope […]

Advocate’s Bar Pro Bono Awards

Online event

Sponsored by LexisNexis, the 2020 Bar Pro Bono Awards are bigger, better and more virtual than ever! Join 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 […]

#GoTheExtraMile for Justice day

Nationwide

Take part in the Access to Justice Foundation’s #GotheExtraMile for Justice day on Thursday 5th November in celebration of Pro Bono Week 2020! Challenge 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. We’ve chosen Thursday […]

Pro Bono Charter Forum – The Law Society of England and Wales

Online event

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. Law 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 […]