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Change in the air - the lawyers helping poorer countries to plug into the UN
A band of lawyers are putting their heads together to help the world’s least developed countries understand the impact of UN talks. Sofia Lind reports,,,
17 Feb 2012 | 00:00 | 
Freshfields values 2011 pro bono efforts at £8.8m in annual report
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has seen the amount of time devoted to pro bono and volunteering work by partners and employees fall by 11% over the last year, according to its 2010-11 corporate responsibility (CR) report. The firm dedicated 49,743 hou...
07 Feb 2012 | 00:01 |
CSR Initiative/Programme of the Year: Field Fisher Waterhouse
The judging panel was hugely impressed with an initiative by Field Fisher Waterhouse to establish a website that links organisations across the globe seeking pro bono legal advice with lawyers willing to give it. Like many of the best corporate soc...
08 Dec 2011 | 00:00 |
Constructive creations - National Grid's GC's unusual move into children's stories
National Grid GC Helen Mahy’s stories were family folklore, but when she introduced the characters to youth offenders during company-sponsored art therapy, she found a new audience. Caroline Hill reports
27 Oct 2011 | 00:00 |
CC report reveals rising partner pro bono efforts and 2010-11 finances
Clifford Chance's (CC) partners increased their pro bono contributions by 31% last year, with the firm as a whole investing hours valued at a total of £17.8m in pro bono work during 2010-11. The figures are contained within CC's annual corporate r...
07 Oct 2011 | 16:38 |
US firms in London to join diversity initiative; more UK firms get on board
PRIME, the ground-breaking social mobility initiative launched by 23 major law firms earlier this month, looks set to be expanded to include the London offices of several leading US firms, with White & Case and Shearman & Sterling among those lining u...
22 Sep 2011 | 00:00 |
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Top firms break ground with project to boost access to law, but challenge has only begun
Despite already being touted as a landmark for the industry, the law firms behind the initiative aimed at improving access to the profession are hoping to substantially expand the number of firms backing the scheme. The scheme launched with 23 m...
15 Sep 2011 | 00:00 |
Look beyond the usual suspects and change the face of work experience
Allen & Overy’s David Morley discusses the groundbreaking initiative to widen access to the legal profession
15 Sep 2011 | 00:00 |
Line-up of top UK firms pitch in with pro bono help for riot-hit businesses
Linklaters, Eversheds and DLA Piper are among a list of leading UK law firms to have offered pro bono legal support to victims of the London riots. Legal charity LawWorks has launched a dedicated helpline to offer free legal advice and support to thos...
25 Aug 2011 | 12:56 |
Clydes to allow fee earners to count pro bono as billable hours
Clyde & Co has introduced a new policy that will see UK fee earners allowed to include up to 50 hours of pro bono work in their billable hours targets. The new policy, which came into effect last month, means lawyers will be able to count some pro ...
02 Jun 2011 | 00:00 |
The art of austerity - the surprisingly close ties between the worlds of art and law
The Adelaide Nature Reserve is a community wildlife garden close to the railway tracks in Camden, North London. Last autumn, graphic artist Lindsay Noble was commissioned to design a mural to be painted over a graffiti-covered wall. An application was...
07 Apr 2011 | 06:38 |
Four firms win spots on NSPCC pro bono panel
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has appointed its first formal panel of law firms to provide pro bono legal advice. Clifford Chance (CC), Baker & McKenzie, Wragge & Co and Walker Morris have all been appointed...
08 Feb 2011 | 07:22 |
Freshfields CSR report details fast-rising increase in pro bono efforts
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has seen the number of hours dedicated to volunteer work more than double over the last two years, according to the firm's latest corporate social responsibility (CSR) report. The magic circle firm spent 42,559 hours ...
13 Dec 2010 | 14:17 |
Linklaters reports 86% increase in pro bono hours over two years
Linklaters spent around £8m on pro bono activities during the last financial year, equating to around 63,750 hours invested by its lawyers in community and voluntary work. The figures, contained within the firm's annual corporate responsibly repor...
09 Dec 2010 | 14:49 |
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CSR Initiative/Programme of the Year
The Legal Response Initiative (LRI) is the result of collaboration among lawyers based at Oxfam GB and World Wildlife Fund UK and a number of law firms and barristers' chambers. Its purpose is to provide pro bono legal advice to non-governmental organ...
07 Dec 2010 | 06:56 |
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