GUIDE TO IN HOUSE PRO BONO
Whatever the size or nature of the business, whether in the public or private sector, in-house legal teams in England and Wales have a long history of providing free legal services for not-for-profit charitable organisations and individuals.
Pro bono enables in-house legal teams to give back to their communities, enhance professional and personal development, and can bring long-term benefits for organisations that support their employees to carry out pro bono work.
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The Law Society, LawWorks, the In House Pro Bono Group and GC100 are delighted to support the growing interest in pro bono activity by in-house legal teams.
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This guide for in-house solicitors is part of an ongoing commitment on the part of all of these organisations to support in-house legal teams to develop their pro bono work and programmes within their organisations.
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See Wider sector collaboration in the Building a pro bono infrastructure section below for more details about each of these organisations.
The In House Pro Bono Group would like to express its gratitude to the UK Collaborative Plan for its input in drafting this guide.
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GC100 would like to express its gratitude to Tom Dunn, pro bono director at Clifford Chance LLP for his input in drafting this guide.
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It is the responsibility of individual lawyers and companies to ensure that they are aware of, understand and comply with all legal, regulatory and other requirements relating to the manner in which they may choose to become involved in any pro bono activity.
This guide is intended to provide general guidance. Nothing in this guide represents advice by the In House Pro Bono Group, the Law Society, GC100, Thomson Reuters Foundation or Clifford Chance and none of the In House Pro Bono Group, the Law Society, GC100, Thomson Reuters Foundation or Clifford Chance accept any liability to any person for or in respect of this guide. In addition, any statements made in this guide do not necessarily reflect the views of all individual members of the In House Pro Bono Group, the Law Society, GC100 or their employing companies.