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Pro bono - minding the gap
8 Nov 2012
by Grania Langon-Down.
The tough economic climate, coupled with the threat to frontline advice...
Law firms' proudest pro bono moments of 2012
8 Nov 2012
by Siobhain Butterworth.
National Pro Bono Week is upon us once again. The annual campaign...
Pro bono: do we need to rethink the formula post legal aid?
6 Nov 2012
by Jon Robins.
Nowhere is the increasingly fragmented nature of today's legal profession more...
Pro bono group expands to Wales
17 Oct 2012
The solicitors’ pro bono group LawWorks has been awarded £180,000 of lottery funding to...
Can sole practitioners survive in the new legal marketplace?
8 Oct 2012
Sole practitioners have been having a hard time in the wake of the Legal Services Act 2007, which...
Should pro bono be compulsory?
27 Sep 2012
by Lia Moses.
The New York State Bar this month made it a requirement for all lawyers to carry out...
In-house: pro bono legal advice
13 Sep 2012
by Rebecca Hilsenrath.
The legal profession in England and Wales has a long tradition of pro bono...
Pro bono work celebrated in annual awards
12 Jun 2012
by Catherine Baksi.
City firm Linklaters and national firm Shoosmiths are among those recognised...
Is it time to set up a specialist housing court system?
29 May 2012
by Ben Reeve-Lewis
Back in 2010, the Ministry of Justice announced plans to close up to 150 county...
Pro bono in a post-LASPO world
10 May 2012
by Rebecca Hilsenrath.
At the College of Law, although I learned about office copies, the...
Making a difference with the Pro Bono Award Holders
11 Apr 2012
Students and law school staff from across the UK gathered in the House of Commons last month to be...