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Pro Bono Clinics: Debunking the Myths
LawWorks has launched a new myth-busting campaign for Volunteers’ Week 2026, challenging the common misconceptions that prevent solicitors from volunteering at free legal advice clinics.
Young lawyers from 11 of Nigeria’s top law firms back anonymous reporting platform with pro bono legal defence
Young Nigerian lawyers from eleven of Nigeria’s leading commercial law firms have formed a coalition to provide pro bono legal defence to whistleblowers reporting corporate and public sector misconduct through WhistleBlowNG, a secure, anonymous reporting platform. The coalition is the largest sustained pro bono legal commitment in the country’s accountability sector to date.
New Zealand's first pro bono legal network delivers 17,500 hours
We are pleased to be able to share the first annual performance report of the Framework for Collaborative Pro Bono in Aotearoa. The country’s first pro bono legal network provided more than 17,500 hours of free legal work in 2025.
CFO teams up with iPBA to provide free legal aid for non-resident Filipinos
The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) and International Pro Bono Alliance (iPBA) formalized their partnership on May 12, 2026 to make legal assistance more accessible to Filipino migrants and their families.
Pro bono commercial mediation initiative to broaden access to justice
The Asian International Arbitration Centre has officially launched its Pro Bono Commercial Mediation Initiative, with the goal of easing the burden on the Malaysian court system.
Opinion: Self-represented litigants need pro bono support
Millions of self-represented litigants (SRLs) appear in state and federal courts each year, with some jurisdictions seeing as many as 75% to 97% of litigants go without counsel in certain civil matters. But those figures come at a serious cost. SRLs lose 80-90% of civil cases – often where their housing, physical safety and finances are at stake.
Vinícius Júnior Launches Pro Bono Anti-Racism Legal Office in Brazil
Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior announced the establishment of an anti-racist legal office to provide free assistance to victims of discrimination in Brazil. The initiative, integrated with the Vini Jr. Institute, launched on the anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the South American nation.