LawWorks & LexisNexis celebrate student pro bono work
The inspiring work of students and law schools in the field of legal pro bono work was celebrated this week in the House of Commons.
Attorney General Dominic Grieve presented the LexisNexis-sponsored LawWorks awards, alongside LawWorks chief executive Rebecca Hilsenrath.
The awards took place on Tuesday as the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill (LASPO) received its third reading in the House of Lords. Grieve acknowledged that ensuring access to justice was “difficult and challenging”, while Hilsenrath praised the work of the nominees, commenting that “LASPO suggests that our generation has left room for improvement but it would appear that the future of the legal system is in very good hands”.
Winners included the University of Hull (best contribution by a law school), and Andrianna Yianni of BPP Law School (best contribution by an individual student).
Paul Fisher of Cardiff University was awarded the Access to Justice Student Prize, for his article entitled “There’s no such thing as a free lunch: How should pro bono be funded?”, which will appear in a future issue of NLJ.
Speaking at the awards, Christian Fleck, managing director of LexisNexis, said he was “hugely impressed” by the entrants and proud that LexisNexis support the awards as “pro bono and the rule of law are at the heart of what LexisNexis does”.
