Legacies generate more than £3billion a year for good causes in the UK, which represents 28% of charity income. However, research shows that 35% of people want to leave money to charity in their will...
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07/09/2020 - 1:03pm
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Now in their 17th year, the awards celebrate the best pro bono activities undertaken by law students and law schools. They incorporate a presentation to the winners of Advocate and LawWorks Law...
28/04/2023 - 10:13am -
Contents Access What training and resources are available to me? Didn't find what you were looking for? Need help registering A pdf version of this guidance is available for download at the...
14/08/2018 - 3:55pm -
Each year, in January all clinics on the LawWorks Clinics Network are requested to complete the annual clinics data collection survey. The collection period is for the previous calendar year -...
03/04/2018 - 5:19pm -
The scale of pro bono work being done by the profession up and down the country is remarkable. From our own work, we’re celebrating an increase in the number of organisations that have been...
28/07/2017 - 11:59am -
LawWorks have worked with law schools for many years to support and encourage pro bono, often partnering with the Clinical Legal Education Organisation (CLEO) to support a legal education agenda that...
17/03/2021 - 6:59pm -
At the heart of co-production is the simple idea that clients are equal partners in the outcomes achieved and the service delivered. In 2017, LawWorks invited Edgar Cahn, both a legal clinician and...
29/08/2019 - 12:03pm -
New research highlights the need for access to free legal advice in constituencies across England & Wales. More than half of MPs surveyed reported significant increases in the volume of their...
07/07/2023 - 3:56pm -
The passing of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (which came into force on 1 April 2013) has had a marked effect on the ability of disadvantaged individuals to seek legal...
10/08/2015 - 1:31pm -
DARA’s network continues to grow. When founded by Travers Smith Partner and Head of Pro Bono, Sam Cottman, in 2022, it began as an alliance of seven firms. With the recent addition of Herbert Smith...
16/10/2025 - 1:53pm