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Interim website for the National Pro Bono Centre

LATEST NEWS
11 August 2010: photos published below of the new Centre.

30 July 2010: LawWorks (the Solicitors Pro Bono Group) and the Bar Pro Bono Unit have this week moved into the new National Pro Bono Centre at 48 Chancery Lane, London. The ILEX Pro Bono Forum will be establishing a presence over the coming weeks. The new offices provide a central resource for people seeking pro bono legal advice and representation, making it easier for people in need to seek and receive help. The move is already showing early signs of success in terms of facilities, location and collaboration between the various charities. Some work remains however on completing the fit-out, and sponsorship is still being sought to assist with the capital costs of establishing the new Centre. The Centre will be officially opened in October.

PHOTOS

The Centre is based on the ground floor of 48 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1JF:

See below for more photos

SPONSORSHIP
Sponsorship opportunities are still available to help with the costs of setting up this important new initiative based at the heart of the legal community. Given their association with founding the Centre, the names of sponsoring organisations will be displayed in the main entrance area and will be visible from Chancery Lane. These opportunities will run until National Pro Bono Week 2011 which takes place in November 2011. Sponsors will also be invited to attend the official opening event as special guests.

For more information on becoming a sponsor please contact Rebecca Hilsenrath (CEO, LawWorks, rebecca.hilsenrath@lawworks.org.uk 020 7092 3956), Rebecca Wilkie (CEO, Bar Pro Bono Unit rebecca@barprobono.org.uk 020 7092 3960), or email enquiries@nationalprobonocentre.org.uk.

Board of sponsors
(updated weekly with new sponsors)

ABOUT THE NATIONAL PRO BONO CENTRE

The Centre houses the profession’s national clearing houses for legal pro bono work delivered in England and Wales: the Bar Pro Bono Unit, LawWorks (the Solicitors Pro Bono Group) and ILEX Pro Bono Forum. The Centre is designed to be a “hub” for pro bono charities in the sector and will support the wide range of pro bono projects and brokerage which the charities support, helping individuals and community groups all over England and Wales.

The coming together of the three branches of the profession in this way is an unprecedented move. It will improve joined-up thinking, co-ordination, collaborative working and a more efficient service to all stakeholders in pro bono - members of the public, and the lawyers and voluntary sector agencies serving the public.