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1 JOINT PILS PROJECT AND LSP SEMINAR Wednesday 17 th October 2012 Rebecca Hilsenrath NaDonal Pro Bono Centre, London

2 The Na'onal Pro Bono Centre was founded in 2010 to house the profession's na'onal clearing houses for legal pro bono work delivered in England and Wales: q The Bar Pro Bono Unit q LawWorks (the Solicitors' Pro Bono Group) and q CILEx Pro Bono Trust It now also houses and supports q The Access to Jus'ce Founda'on q The London Legal Support Trust q The Environmental Law Founda'on q i- probono

3 UK pro bono movement q APorney General s Pro Bono CommiPee q Probonouk.net q Na'onal Pro Bono Week q Pro bono costs orders q Interna'onal dialogue PILnet and beyond

4 Established 1997 LawWorks Helping over 45,000 individuals and 600 community groups annually Membership organisa'on, working na'onally with 140 law firms and in- house teams Regional presence Partnership through the Centre, with the Law Society and with voluntary sector

5 Projects LawWorks q Community groups casework q Individuals casework q Media'on q Clinics q freelawdirect q Choices and Life a`er Law q Bespoke projects and innova'on Forums News Awards

6 Bar Pro Bono Unit q Free advice and representa'on q All areas of law throughout England and Wales q 3,000 barristers (including one third of all QCs) q Other volunteering opportuni'es in local communi'es

7 CILEx Pro Bono Trust Highlights and encourages members of CILEx to par'cipate in pro bono Joint CILEx and Bar Pro Bono Unit (JIB) Scheme

8 Access to JusDce FoundaDon q Established to receive and distribute addi'onal financial resources to support pro bono legal assistance q Includes en're legal profession and the not for profit sector q Legal support trusts

9 London Legal Support Trust q Provide funding through grants alongside other forms of support to organisa'ons who provide free legal advice (pro bono or specialist) q Run fundraising events involving the profession: q 8 th London Legal Walk in 2012 q 416 teams from firms, chambers, courts, government departments, inhouse, law schools, legal chari'es and more q Raised 542,000 q Organise a range of other sponsored events i.e. runs, skydives, adventure races and a Halloween Ball.

10 Environmental Law FoundaDon q Advice and Referral Service: free help on environmental and planning cases q Community Ac'on: awareness- raising events on environmental rights for local communi'es q Policy and research q Training and educa'on q Developing regional advice clinics

11 i- probono q On- line network connec'ng legal profession with community groups in need of support q Focus on students and interna'onal community

12 Benefits of pro bono q Professional development q Personal sa'sfac'on q Business case and working with clients q Awards and profile q Part of being a lawyer

13 Overcoming challenges q Pressures on 'me q Freelawdirect; brokerage; clearing house q Concerns over legal aid q Working with the profession q Ensuring appropriate exper'se q Protocol, training q Concerns over individual li'gants q Brokerage, community groups q Funding q Partnership and collabora'on q LASPO

14 Pro bono stadsdcs in England and Wales q 50% of all solicitors in private prac'ce undertook pro bono work in 2011 q 65% of law schools offer pro bono opportuni'es to students q One third of all prac'sing cer'ficates are issued to solicitors employed at LawWorks member firms

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