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King’s, Cardiff and Nottingham law schools bag awards for pro bono efforts

Endeavours to promote access to justice recognised at annual LawWorks ceremony

May 13 2021 12:30pm
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City Law School launches student-staffed environmental law clinic

Latest pro bono offering sees aspiring lawyers work on green policy and legal problems

Feb 15 2021 9:22am
Journal

A brief history of legal aid

Oxford University law graduate Jordan Briggs considers how we got to a point where the civil legal aid system is ‘running on an empty tank’

Jan 19 2021 10:34am
Law schools report rise in pro bono work as public turn to student-staffed clinics for legal advice

Most popular areas include employment, family and housing

Dec 17 2020 9:14am
Careers

How I combine corporate and charity law

Herbert Smith Freehills senior associate Rebecca Perlman shares her story

Nov 25 2020 11:47am
London law schools team up with Clifford Chance and Macfarlanes to launch refugee law clinic

Staffed by students

Nov 19 2020 9:19am

Hertfordshire Uni teams up with Citizens Advice to launch student-staffed welfare appeals clinic

Six-month pilot

Oct 29 2020 12:06pm
Westminster, Greenwich and London South Bank law students to offer free legal advice to Windrush victims

Assist with compensation claims

Oct 19 2020 9:18am
Justice charity teams up with Big Four accountancy firm to launch virtual pro bono advice platform

LawWorks ? Deloitte

Aug 5 2020 12:37pm
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How the UK’s first teaching law firm will prepare students for the SQE

Nottingham Law School’s Executive Dean Jenny Chapman on the role of clinical legal training in a super-exam world

May 19 2020 1:45pm
BPP, Hertfordshire and Plymouth law schools recognised for pro bono efforts

Trio scoop LawWorks gongs

May 15 2020 10:19am
KCL partners with national law firm to launch student-staffed legal advice centre

Latest pro bono initiative to cover range of family law issues

Oct 21 2019 9:13am

Ropes & Gray raises over £50,000 for cancer charity following death of London partner’s daughter

Kaiya suffered from a rare form of leukaemia

Oct 18 2019 11:21am
Salford Uni law students to tackle unfair dismissal and divorce disputes with launch of free advice clinic

Follows similar moves made by Bolton and Bristol

Oct 3 2019 10:21am
Bristol Uni law students to help bereaved families under new inquest service

Pro bono clinic hopes to ‘plug the gap’ left by legal aid

Aug 9 2019 8:55am
KCL, Queen Mary, Swansea and Liverpool Uni law students triumph at annual pro bono awards

Attorney General among star-studded ceremony line-up

May 3 2019 11:08am
Freshfields’ pro bono team helps secure victory in Supreme Court asylum torture case

Sri Lankan appellant wins case against Home Office

Mar 7 2019 8:49am
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My most memorable pro bono case

Herbert Smith Freehills lawyers share their stories

Dec 5 2018 1:50pm

Cardiff, Swansea and BPP law students scoop awards at annual pro bono event

Access to justice takes centre stage

Dec 5 2018 11:25am
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We spoke to Herbert Smith Freehills pro bono associate Andrew Barton about the growing importance of free legal work

Ahead of tomorrow’s ‘How lawyers can make a difference through pro bono and CSR — with Herbert Smith Freehills’ event, Andrew Barton talks about his career to date and why it’s important for lawyers to give back

Nov 6 2018 4:26pm
Pro bono week: Solicitor general appears to sign death warrant for controversial City law firm levy

MP says government not persuaded by Michael Gove-era idea of 1% turnover tax on mega-firms

Oct 24 2018 8:55am