Pro bono enables in-house lawyers to give back to their communities, enhances professional and personal development, and can bring long-term benefits for organisations which support their employees to carry out pro bono work.
LawWorks are delighted to support the growing interest in pro bono activity by in-house lawyers, and are happy to call many in-house teams members.
Membership
If you are an in-house team interested in joining LawWorks please contact us.
Professional Indemnity Insurance
Where an in-house lawyer or team partners with a law firms, pro bono referral scheme, or advice centre, it is likely that the partner organisation’s professional indemnity insurance will cover the in-house team’s pro bono legal work.
For projects or programmes that are not otherwise covered by professional indemnity insurance, LawWorks operates the LawWorks Professional Indemnity Insurance Scheme, which can provide in-house lawyers whose organisations are Members with free professional indemnity insurance for registered pro bono projects.
For more information on the availability of the LawWorks Pro Bono Professional Indemnity Insurance Scheme email Rebecca Wilkinson.
Resources
- The Law Society's Pro bono guide for in house solicitors (published December 2024)
- In House pro bono practice guidance (updated: April 2020)
- In House Pro Bono Group is a collaborative group that brings together in-house lawyers active in pro bono to share knowledge, best practices and resources. For more information visit their website, or email info@inhouseprobono.uk.