Index of Pro Bono 2022

Published on 13 February 2023 The 2022 Index of Pro Bono builds on prior versions and serves as a foundation for future understanding of the evolution of the pro bono sector. By mapping engagement and the growth of pro bono across the world, the Index is a unique tool to build robust and sustainable pro bono practices and to help firms understand how to achieve the greatest impact from their pro bono work

We are pleased to present the fifth and most comprehensive iteration of the TrustLaw Index of Pro Bono, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global benchmark report mapping the scale and trends of the pro bono legal sector around the world. Free and accurate information is increasingly being silenced, geo-political tensions are wreaking havoc on the global economy, the inequality gap is widening, and climate change is proving to be the greatest threat the world has ever faced.

Drawing on data from 245 law firms of all sizes and representing more than 100,000 lawyers across 124 countries, this year’s Index tells a story of the resilience of pro bono during a period of unprecedented global crisis.