Pro bono

We actively support and facilitate our members’ involvement in pro bono initiatives. Our members provide a huge amount of important free legal advice to individuals, charities and community groups throughout England and Wales, and we work with them to help celebrate and grow this work.
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Pro bono manual

Through a mixture of commentary, advice, precedents and background information, our pro bono manual provides practical help and advice for law firms, alternative business structures and in-house teams who want to establish, develop or expand their pro bono practices.

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Stories of impact: how firms are making a difference through pro bono

Find out how our members are providing free legal services to improve access to justice internationally and make a difference in their local communities.

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Pro Bono Week

Pro Bono Week promotes and supports the work of lawyers who volunteer their services for free to people and organisations who…

29 Oct 2025

Imran Khan KC talks racism, Stephen Lawrence and legal aid

Imran Khan KC started working in the community, fighting against racism and injustice when he was a teenager. So, when he took on the Stephen Lawrence case as a newly qualified solicitor, he saw it as a continuation of the work he’d been doing for years before. Discover what inspired him, how he became known as the ‘legal aid lawyer’ and what he thinks is the most important quality in aspiring solicitors.

31 Jan 2025

Impact of pro bono: safeguarding children internationally

Solicitors are constantly finding new ways to support people through pro bono advice. Discover how Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner teamed up with Keeping Children Safe for research on child safeguarding legislation.

04 Nov 2024

Legal Hero Pauline Campbell talks doubts, determination and diversity

As a solicitor on a mission for social justice, Pauline Campbell was announced as a 2024 Legal Hero.

10 Oct 2024

Pro bono: making a meaningful impact

We hear from four legal teams about the challenges and rewards of making a meaningful impact with pro bono work.

03 Nov 2023

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Topics related to pro bono

Legal aid

Client care

Access to justice