LawWorks and Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards

Nominations for this year's LawWorks and Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards are now closed, shortlisted nominees will be announced at in April..

LawWorks Student Pro Bono Awards 2024 logoSupported by the Attorney General, the awards celebrate the best pro bono activities undertaken by law students and law schools and the positive impact on those assisted.

 The winners of the Advocate and LawWorks Law School Challenge 2023 – 2024 will also be presented with an award.

Nomination categories and how to nominate

We would like to hear about those people and projects that have made a real impact in the past year at your law school.  Please nominate any person, team or law school that has, in your view, carried out fantastic pro bono work and made a valuable contribution.

The categories for the 2024 awards are:

  • Best New Pro Bono Activity;
  • Best Contribution by an Individual Student;
  • Best Contribution by a Law School (Undergraduate and Postgraduate institutions);
  • Best Contribution by a Team of Students.

Please note that the deadline for nominations has now past.

Judging and the awards event

The annual LawWorks and Attorney General Student Awards will be celebrated at an awards ceremony on Thursday 9th May at the House of Lords.

All of the shortlisted nominees will be invited to attend. The winners of the Advocate and LawWorks Law School Challenge 2023 – 2024 will also be presented with an award.

We are pleased to announce the judges for the 2024 Awards are:

  • Nick Emmerson, President, The Law Society of England and Wales
  • Peter Farr, Head of Civil Law Policy, Ministry of Justice
  • James Harper, Executive Sponsor, Rule of Law and CSR for LexisNexis UK & Ireland
  • Olivia Partridge, Content Manager, LawCareers.Net
  • Samantha Singer, Joint Chair of the Bar Council Pro Bono & Social Responsibility Committee
  • Deborah Smith; Executive Director and Senior Counsel, Goldman Sachs and LawWorks Trustee

 

Need to get in touch?

If you have a question about the awards, please contact:

Peter Jackson, Communications Officer, 07961 522042

The LawWorks and Attorney General's Student Pro Bono Awards are sponsored by:

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