It is the NPBC's aim to listen to the needs of organisations and try to respond to them in the best way we can. Read on to find out more about what we are doing to help charities who enable pro bono.
The NPBC has raised funds through the Commercial Litigators’ Forum to help us deliver projects that organisations and charities enabling pro bono have said they need help with.
We also aim to make it easier for charities to find more lawyers to offer their time by hosting details of any volunteering opportunities that need filling on our website, making it searchable, and updating it regularly.
As a hub for many organisations that rely on pro bono volunteers, we are happy to help with any networking or collaboration you need. We can introduce you to our wide range of contacts and provide ideas on how to cultivate partnerships that may help you to work more efficiently.
Pro bono legal help can make a difference across a spectrum of needs: from understanding a form or letter, to casework and court representation.
Any lawyer has the ability to do pro bono that makes a difference – whether you are a lawyer in private practice, or an in-house lawyer working for a company, charity or for local or central government.
You may have legal expertise or knowledge which can help an individual, a charity or not-for-profit organisation resolve a legal problem.
As part of Pro Bono Week, the National Pro Bono Centre coordinates a volunteer recruitment drive for free legal advice charities.
To post an opportunity, please log in or create a profile. You can also email us if you need any help.
In an age when a large number of networking and second-tier organisations have disappeared, the NFJ provides a rare opportunity to link with other sector players.
Network for Justice member
It is an invaluable facility. Without the support of both barrister and solicitor such progress would have been impossible. It shows the legal system in its best light. I am so thankful.
Pro Bono Connect beneficiary
I have derived so much support from the organisers of PBW, for which I am most grateful. The support has been practical…and I have been inspired by the energy and enthusiasm of the organisers and other contributors. I believe the greatest strength, though, is in the reach of PBW - it is an excellent focus that allows a diverse community to come together, whose members might otherwise have laboured on in isolation, achieving less than they can do together.
Feedback from Pro Bono Week 2022
Many pro bono cases involve a lawyer coming to the urgent aid of an individual who is suffering because they cannot access justice. Sometimes, however, lawyers commit help to an organisation on a longer-term basis. This is an exceptional illustration of the latter.
When local shopkeeper Derek* discovered that Fatima*, an elderly woman, was desperately trying to help her family emigrate to the UK from Afghanistan, he persuaded her that he could help them be granted an entrepreneurial visa if they invested in his business. Fatima believed him.
It is not only seasoned lawyers who can take on pro bono cases. Law students are keen to help vulnerable clients and gain valuable legal experience by volunteering and being supervised by qualified lawyers.