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The power of pro bono

05 November 2024
Issue: 8093 / Categories: Legal News , Pro Bono
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Lawyers have been attending hundreds of events for Pro Bono Week UK, including the launch of the Pro Bono Recognition List

The List honours 3,749 lawyers who participated in at least 25 hours of pro bono legal work in 2023, comprising 483 barristers and 3,266 solicitors.

Baroness Carr, the Lady Chief Justice, said: ‘Those lawyers follow the long tradition of the legal profession in volunteering their time to provide free legal assistance to individuals and charities.

‘The judiciary sees first-hand how pro bono advice and representation helps those who might not otherwise receive legal assistance.’

This year’s theme was ‘the power of pro bono’, with a focus on technology. Success stories from the past year include 699 undocumented children helped to access justice with a 99% success rate, while a London firm helped a modern slavery survivor subjected to 26 years of exploitation win £350,000 compensation.

Issue: 8093 / Categories: Legal News , Pro Bono
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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