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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.
Hosted by the University of Leicester Pro Bono: A debate brought to you by Project LIGHT and the Insight Project. Should a right to housing be a part of the United Kingdom law? Universal Basic Income - should it be introduced? Legal Aid - are the cuts in legal aid justified? Does legal aid provide […]
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. Speakers will represent a range of organisations, including: Evolve - Foundation For International Legal Assistance […]
The Collaborative Plan UKademy Committee cordially invites you to join an esteemed panel including: Alison Lamb: CEO RCJ Advice, Royal Courts of Justice, Lucy Isaac: Tribunals Coordinator, Z2K Julie Bishop: Director, Law Centres Network Eddie Coppinger: Director of the Legal Advice Centre (University House) Phil Worthington: Director, European Lawyers in Lesvos For a discussion on […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
*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 […]
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 […]
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
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. […]