Partnership in Pro Bono

In association with Advice Services Alliance and supported by the Bar Council, the Law Society & ILEX.

LawWorks, Bar Pro Bono Unit and ILEX Pro Bono Forum are pleased to host the first ever, Joint National Pro Bono Conference. The Conference brings together key players in the legal, voluntary and academic community to discuss important issues affecting and developing pro bono in UK and beyond.

The following workshop sessions have been confirmed:

• Getting Pro Bono Started Across a Law Firm or Chambers
• Issues for Law Firms or Chambers with Established Pro Bono Programmes
• Leading from the Top - Institutionalising Pro Bono in Law Firms and Chambers
• The Part to be played by Professional Bodies
• Pro Bono in Law Schools - Getting Started
• Law Schools with Established Pro Bono Programmes - Next steps and New ideas
• Partnering with Universities, Law Schools and Other Providers of Legal Education
• Signposting and Pro Bono Referrals
• Partnering with the Voluntary Sector
• The Use of Secondments, Internships, Training and Mentoring
• Helping Community Groups: Have we got the arrangements right?
• Managing a Global Programme
• Project Management in International Pro Bono Work
• Harnessing Information Technology: Internal Programme Management
• Harnessing Information Technology: Publicising and Delivering
• "Pro Bono" - Define and Explain It
• It's About Access -- Coordination and Networks
• Measuring Impact
• Ethics and Standards in Pro Bono Work
• Making More of the Pro Bono Mediation Option
• Hard Issues