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2024 Report on the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge® Initiative
Read PBI’s 2024 Report on the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge® Initiative, which benchmarks pro bono performance by Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge signatories in 2023.
Measuring Pro Bono Impact
This guide offers a concise 5-step framework designed to assist legal teams in more effectively measuring the impact of their pro bono programs.
The Rise of Networks for Dedicated Law Firm Pro Bono Professionals
As the number of dedicated and specialist pro bono practitioners has risen across the globe, local professional networks have formed to support their work.
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A Guide to Recruiting, Retaining and Remunerating Pro Bono Roles in Large Law Firms
Despite the important role played by specialist pro bono lawyers, there is very little data or guidance available to inform decisions around recruitment, retention, and remuneration of these roles. This paper sets out some of the key issues and trends for pro bono roles and identifies a range of opportunities and risks when determining appropriate approaches.
Pro Bono Professional Networks
The Global Pro Bono Hub has compiled a list of Pro Bono Professional Networks from around the world.
UK Collaborative Plan for Pro Bono
The UK Collaborative Plan for Pro Bono (‘UKCP’) is a profession-led initiative for law firms in the UK.
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Pro bono and ESG: what role do pro bono legal services have – or should have – in the S of ESG?
At the IBA 2023 Annual Conference in Paris, the Pro Bono Committee's panel discussed the role of pro bono legal services in the 'social' aspect of ESG (environmental, social, and governance).
Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge Reports
A collection of the Pro Bono Institute's Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge Reports since 1995.
Guides to Pro Bono and Other Free Advice in England, Wales and Scotland
Two new guides to pro bono resources in the UK have been launched. The Guide to Pro Bono and Other Free Advice in England & Wales and the Guide to Pro Bono and Other Free Advice in Scotland.
Justice for Change
The events surrounding social and racial injustice in the United States, and broader discussions on advancing equity globally, have greatly impacted us and the communities in which we live and work – shining a light on oppression and injustice that have existed for hundreds of years.
The Australian Community of Pro Bono Lawyers
Join the Australian Community of Pro Bono Lawyers.
Best practice guidelines for interviewing older people at risk
The Best Practice Guidelines for Interviewing Older People at Risk of Harm will give service providers the tools to have effective and meaningful conversations with older people who have experienced abuse.
With You: Trauma Informed Organisational Toolkit
With You is a training package for trauma-informed, rights-based legal services to people experiencing distress, poor mental health and/or suicidality.
Pro Bono Evolution: A New Maturity Model for In-house Pro Bono
In-house pro bono has grown over the past three decades, with more corporate legal departments creating and implementing formal pro bono programs. The Pro Bono Maturity Model is designed to assist pro bono leaders at departments with robust or longstanding pro bono programs who may wonder how to take their program to the next level.
Pro Bono Response to Natural Disasters
The Centre’s report, Pro Bono Response to Natural Disasters, synthesises insights from 34 organisations across Australia, including legal aid commissions, community legal centres, referral schemes and law firms into 27 key national recommendations on pro bono best practice in this context.
Pro bono collaboration within the legal community’s response to displacement from Ukraine
Lessons about collaboration and refugee inclusion from the legal community’s response to the needs of people displaced from Ukraine could help inform future responses.
16th Performance Report of the National Pro Bono Target
The Report sets out the progress of the Australian legal profession in delivering pro bono services across the country, as measured against a range of indicators including pro bono hours undertaken and the number of lawyers covered by the Target on an annual basis.
Pro Bono & Natural Disaster Recovery
Interview with Tiela Chalmers, CEO, Alameda County Bar Association and Legal Access Alameda