Australian Pro Bono Centre

Are you attending the PILnet Global Forum 2024 this November?🌍 We’re excited to announce that our Head of Policy and Strategy, Rebekah Farrell, will be joining the speaker line up. Don’t miss her interactive session on Pro Bono & Legal Aid Synergistically Working Together. This hybrid session can be joined virtually or in person.   📅 14 November  📍 Bangkok + online   #2024PILnetGlobalForum https://lnkd.in/gkkHf7K3

We were delighted to host the second New and Developing Practices Network Meeting of 2024 today!  We would like to thank chair Nathan Kennedy (Hall & Wilcox) and speakers Leanne Collingburn (HopgoodGanim Lawyers), Dan Poole (Hall & Wilcox), Jilly Field (Gilchrist Connell) and Chloe O'Brien (Ashurst on secondment to APBC) for sharing their valuable insights and experiences. A special thanks to Leanne and HopgoodGanim Lawyers for generously hosting in-person attendees in Brisbane.    We are looking forward to seeing you at the next Network Meeting early 2025! Please stay tuned for details. For more information on the New and Developing Practices Network Meeting click here: https://lnkd.in/gknFq2AQ.     Subscribe to our fortnightly newsletter for information about upcoming events: https://lnkd.in/gXUvCDA.  

Attention students and early career lawyers! Join us at The Law Society of NSW 2024 Annual Conference next week. The Centre’s CEO, Gabriela Christian-Hare, will be speaking at the session on 'Roadmap to Impact: your early-career guide to pro bono work'. 📅 10 & 11 October 2024  📍 Hyatt Regency, 161 Sussex Street, Sydney + online Click the link below for more information and to register.

Reminder: RSVPs for the upcoming New and Developing Pro Bono Practices Network Meeting are closing next week! The focus of the session will be: ‘Blurred lines: pro bono practice and broader social impact’. 🗓 Date: 17 October 2024 📍 Location (Hybrid): Brisbane (HopgoodGanim, Level 8, Waterfront Place) & Online ⏰ Time: 12:00 - 1:15pm AEDT (NSW/VIC) / 11:00am - 12.15pm (QLD) with 10:45 am arrival for in-person attendees To secure your spot, please register here by Wednesday, 9 October: https://lnkd.in/gJKfdTQw

Register now:  Join us for the 4th 2024 Asia Pro Bono Quarterly Roundtable on ‘Pro Bono & Legal Aid Synergistically Working Together’ on Thursday, 14 November 2024. This final Asia Pro Bono Roundtable of the year will be held as part of a session at the 2024 PILnet Global Forum but it’s also possible to join this session separately online. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore various justice initiatives that combine pro bono and legal aid efforts. When combined to work in synergy, their impact and effect can be exponentially strengthened. Key discussion points: 📝The similarities and differences between pro bono and legal aid 💡Examples of how the two can synergistically work together 🤝How to strengthen legal assistance through core and supplementary support   How to participate: 🙋🏻♀️In-person: If you haven’t registered for the Global Forum in Bangkok, please do so here to attend in person: https://lnkd.in/dRpKuAR.  👨🏻💻Virtually: For those who are unable to attend the Global Forum but wish to join this session virtually, please use this link: https://lnkd.in/gRVG7uP6. 

We are thrilled to welcome Phillip Cornwell as a signatory to the National Pro Bono Target.   Phillip has been a dedicated member of the Centre’s Board, serving as Chair since December 2014. Phillip has now joined our community of over 300 Target signatories committed to advancing positive social change through pro bono legal work. Our individual solicitor signatories commit to using their best efforts to deliver at least 35 hours of pro bono legal services per lawyer per year. For more information about the Target, see here: https://lnkd.in/g6vv67i   To view our recently published Performance Report of the Target, click here: https://lnkd.in/gPkemwAW

It’s been another record-breaking year for pro bono. Our 17th Annual Performance Report of the National Pro Bono Target reveals that Australian lawyers reported 781,596 hours of pro bono work in FY24. That's an 11.5% increase from last year, with an impressive 39.6 hours of pro bono service per lawyer, well exceeding the 35-hour target.  In FY24, the Target signatory cohort reached 330 signatories, up from 286 signatories in 2023, welcoming new law firms, in-house teams, and individual solicitors and barristers. "The results we've seen this year from the National Pro Bono Target reporting confirm for us the contribution of pro bono legal services to the broader access to justice landscape in Australia." Gabriela Christian-Hare, CEO, Australian Pro Bono Centre. Watch the video below, as Gabriela Christian-Hare summarises the key findings of this year’s report. Read the full Report here: https://lnkd.in/gPkemwAW.

The Australian Pro Bono Centre, in collaboration with pro bono leaders, is delighted to invite you to an upcoming New and Developing Practices Network Meeting. The focus of the session will be: ‘Blurred lines: pro bono practice and broader social impact’. 🗓 Date: 17 October 2024  📍 Location (Hybrid): Brisbane (HopgoodGanim, Level 8, Waterfront Place) & Online  ⏰ Time: 12:00 - 1:15 pm AEST (11:45 am arrival for in-person attendees) 🎤 Chair: Nathan Kennedy, Partner, Hall & Wilcox 👥 Speakers:  - Leanne Collingburn, Partner and Head of Pro Bono, HopgoodGanim Lawyers  - Dan Poole, Senior Associate, Hall & Wilcox - Chloe O'Brien, Senior Associate, Ashurst (on secondment to APBC)  - Jilly Field, Pro Bono Principal, Gilchrist Connell    Click here to register: https://lnkd.in/gJKfdTQw 

The Centre is delighted to welcome Stanton & Stanton as a signatory to the National Pro Bono Target. Stanton & Stanton join our community of over 300 signatories committed to advancing positive social change through pro bono legal work. Our law firm signatories commit to using their best efforts to deliver at least 35 hours of pro bono legal services per lawyer per year. Find out more about Stanton & Stanton here: https://lnkd.in/eNUWXSrW    For more information about the Target, see here: https://lnkd.in/g6vv67i.  

What is the role of pro bono in upholding the rule of law in response to unfolding crises in the Asia Pacific region?  In March 2024, the Centre participated in the Asia Pro Bono Roundtable Consortium on ‘Pro Bono in Times of Crisis’. Hosting quarterly meetings, the Consortium brings together a range of organisations including A4ID - Advocates for International Development, BABSEACLE, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Centre for Law & Transformative Change, Gong Gam Human Rights Law Foundation, International Bridges to Justice (IBJ), iProbono, Legal Empowerment Network, Pro Bono SG (Singapore), PILnet, The Global Pro Bono Bar Association, TrustLaw (Thomson Reuters Foundation) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Check out insights from the first roundtable of 2024, where members shared experiences on how the pro bono community can effectively respond to crises and overcome challenges facing the sector. Full story here: https://lnkd.in/gCSMR5mJ 📅 Save the date: The next Roundtable will be a hybrid event, part of the 2024 @PILnet Global Forum on 14 November 2024. Stay tuned for details!