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New website launched by Pro Bono Committees of England & Wales
A new website has been launched by the Attorney General’s Pro Bono Committee of England & Wales, jointly with the network of regional pro bono committees in the jurisdiction. The website also hosts the Guide to Pro Bono & Other Free Advice in England & Wales along with the Scottish Guide.
‘Changing lives’: Pro Bono Week gets under way
Pro Bono Week has kicked off in the UK, with various events focusing on how pro bono can ‘truly change lives’.
To meet legal needs, Abudi Awaysheh provides pro bono services after religious service at mosque
Canadian lawyer Abudi Awaysheh offers pro bono legal services nearly every Friday at the Ajyal Islamic Centre in downtown Vancouver. The centre holds three services on Fridays to ensure that all congregants get a chance to participate in a customary community prayer. Awaysheh typically attends the first prayer service, and meets with potential clients after.
Florida Supreme Court approves CLE credit for pro bono work
In a significant step to promote pro bono legal work, the Florida Supreme Court has approved an amendment to Bar rules that will, for the first time, allow lawyers to earn continuing legal education credit for providing pro bono services.
Opinion: The power of pro bono – a fair hearing, respect and justice for all
Attorneys have a responsibility to share their skills, knowledge and time to ensure that the justice system works for everyone. Legal aid organisations rely on attorneys to offer their pro bono services to help close the justice gap.
Leveraging AI To Enhance Pro Bono Legal Services: A New Era Of Access To Justice
Access to justice has long been a nationwide crisis in the US. The gap between those who need legal services and those who can afford them is vast, and this disparity has only widened in recent years. In this landscape, artificial intelligence, especially large language models, presents both a promising opportunity and a formidable challenge.
IBA awards honour lawyers for human rights, pro bono achievements
India’s Vineetha MG received the International Bar Association’s Pro Bono Award for her two decades of commitment to pro bono work. MG has partnered with multiple non-governmental organisations in India to support issues such as gender equality and microfinance and to help end child marriages and gender-based violence.
Opinion: Pro bono's superpower: radical connection
Pro bono has a superpower: the possibility of radical connection across difference. In a time of ever-increasing division, pro bono representation of low-income clients offers a rare counterforce of relationship, empathy, and understanding between people of vastly different economic status and sometimes, identities.