Pro Bono

The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK

Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice

Connor Beaton traces pro bono’s long history & explores the initiatives turning tradition into action

The Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr has lauded the Bar’s contribution to access to justice as its national pro bono charity, Advocate, marked its 30th anniversary with 5,000 barristers on its books

Pro Bono Connect will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a reception and awards ceremony at the Supreme Court on 9 July, marking a decade of facilitating pro bono legal support for those unable to afford legal advice or representation

Support for victims of domestic violence and provision of on-the-day court advice and advocacy were among the life-changing projects celebrated by the Lady Chief Justice, Baroness Carr and others at the 2026 Advocate Bar Pro Bono Awards

When it comes to free legal advice, demand massively outweighs supply. 'Millions of people are excluded from access to justice as they don’t have anywhere to turn for free advice—or don’t know that they can ask for help,' Bhavini Bhatt, development director at the Access to Justice Foundation, writes in this week's NLJ

Millions face legal problems without access to advice: Bhavini Bhatt of the Access to Justice Foundation explains how new funding routes & collective action residues can help close the gap

Still thinking like a lawyer? Bea Rossetto explains why volunteering pro bono could be the most rewarding chapter of your professional life

A pro bono initiative to provide legal support to women and journalists around the world, the Justice Champion Program, has been launched by the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ)