Having reported many times on the financial plight of law centres and legal advice agencies The Lawyer is now taking part in the London Legal sponsored walk 2009.

A record 3,400 lawyers have signed up to take part in the walk organised by the London Legal Support Trust (LLST), which is a funding organisation for pro bono providers across London and the South East.

LLST chief executive Bob Nightingale, who introduced the 10k circular walk five years ago, said human spirit was outshining the doom and gloom surrounding the recession. To sponsor our team visit: justgiving.com/thelawyernewsdesk