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Line-up of top UK law firms pitch in with pro bono help for riot-hit businesses
Linklaters, Eversheds and DLA Piper are among a raft of top 20 UK law firms to have offered pro bono legal support to victims of the London riots.
11 Indian law firms ponder ‘long overdue’ pro bono start with new UK tech NGO
Eleven law firms, including six of India’s largest, Ashoka and the UK’s former attorney general Lord Peter Goldsmith QC have discussed how to develop a pro bono culture in Indian law firms as i-Probono, a UK not-for-profit and online portal seeking to connect lawyers to social sector projects, will...
Lex Mundi Legal Services Allows Social Entrepreneurs To Use Their Top-class Legal Expertise Pro Bono
The Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation calls upon Lex Mundi's unique global network of 160 top tier business law firms to provide legal assistance to 'social entrepreneurs' on a pro bono basis. By providing social entrepreneurs with access to critically needed legal assistance, the foundation joins the...
Freshfields law firm provides pro bono services and personnel to social service NGOs in London
The Freshfields access to justice programme is most active in London, where they support legal advice centres, including the drop-in centre at Tower Hamlets; many of their partners have volunteered there. These volunteers have also represented clients from the Free Representation Unit appearing...
Hughes, Hubbard & Reed offers pro bono services to help 'Art in All of Us' in the USA
Thanks to the partnership with the law firm Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, and after more than a year procedure with the IRS, Art in All of Us was granted a tax exempt status with the IRS in the United States.
Freshfields provides necessary assistance to Crossroads as they ship much-needed goods to aid marginalized populations
The Freshfields Hong Kong office holds volunteer days for Crossroads Foundation, a relief agency that ships goods donated by Hong Kong residents to marginalized populations in Asia, Africa, South America and Europe. The office sends personnel to volunteer on a weekly basis to help the charity sort...
Arup formed a long-term partnership with WaterAid to support goals for clean water and effective sanitation
Arup has agreed a long-term partnership agreement with WaterAid to undertake a series of activities around the world. This partnership aims at providing Arup staff with opportunities to be involved in activities such as fundraising, community awareness campaigns as well as actual project work,...
KPMG supports Fairtrade Africa
BRIGHT is KPMG Europe’s first skills-based pro-bono project that supports the Millennium Development Goals. The global financial services group aims to support capacity building in the core areas of finance, risk management, operational excellence, human resources, IT and marketing. During 2011,...
Jackrabbit Design announces competition for Massachusetts NGOs
Jackrabbit Design, a full-service web and graphic design studio, has announced a “Carrots for a Cause” contest, the firm’s first pro-bono initiative aimed to help one Massachusetts nonprofit organisation reach a larger audience by developing a new corporate website valued up to $50,000.
Taproot Foundation works with non-profit organisations
Taproot is a non-profit organisation that engages design, marketing, IT, strategic management, and human resources professionals in pro bono to build the infrastructure of other non-profit organisations.