Acid crime attacks are on the rise – and new laws are needed
Existing legislation was not sufficiently preventing attacks, writes Linklaters’ Stephanie Creese.
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The Lawyer Awards 2019: Hogan Lovells, Latham and Slaughters among the pro bono finalists
The Pro Bono Initative of the Year is always one of the most hotly-contested accolades at The Lawyer Awards, sponsored by Travelers, and once again judges had to grapple with an extremely high-quality shortlist. Dentons’ work alongside client NatWest with the National Centre for Domestic Violence won plaudits from the judges, who commended “a great […]
Justicetech: Where the innovation is going to happen – and where it won’t
Julia Salasky, CEO of CrowdJustice, the online crowdfunding platform for legal action, spoke at the Law Society’s Future of Law lecture.
In this adapted version she shares her experience using innovative technologies to connect lawyers and clients with funds to take legal action
Access to justice: digitisation of the advice sector is the last hope
While firms are beginning to embrace the opportunities that tech can provide, the advice sector remains underfunded when it comes to digitisation.
Access to Justice: what more can City firms do?
City firms contribute an immense amount of work pro bono every year, which goes some way to plugging the justice gap. But should they be expected to?
Access to justice: how tech is putting justice within reach
As austerity cuts and reforms continue to take chunks out of legal funding, ever-advancing technology provides the opportunity to plug the shortfalls
Free Representation Unit launches £10,000 crowdfunder to support disabled people in tribunals
The Free Representation Unit (FRU) has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help support disabled people as they progress through social security appeals tribunals, particularly Personal Independence Payment appeals. Following austerity cuts, many of their clients no longer have access to Legal Aid. The FRU is aiming to raise £10,000 in the next month. It has […]
Riverview gifts its AI to charity to help City lawyers do more pro bono
KIM technology will speed up triage and referral to pro bono lawyers by enabling efficient collection of client information
Upskirting: the Gibson Dunn lawyer working pro bono to change the law
Gibson Dunn associate Ryan Whelan is working pro bono for Gina Martin, attempting to get upskirting made a criminal offence.
Exposing gaps in access to justice
In a large international law firm you have to make yourself stand out from the crowd. Pro bono is a great way of doing just that, writes Hogan Lovells trainee Benjamin Thomas
Law Society launches Manchester-inspired initiative after London attacks
The Law of Society of England and Wales is setting up a pro bono legal panel for victims of the London Bridge attack. The panel is similar to the one created by the Manchester Law Society, launched after the bombing at an Ariana Grande concert. The Manchester Law Society said it had received nearly 300 […]
BLP, Freshfields among 300 firms on Manchester bombing pro bono panel
Ashurst, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), DWF and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are among the firms to have applied to give pro bono advice after the Manchester bombing.
Lawyers launch pro bono panel to help Manchester bomb victims
The Manchester Law Society has set up a legal advice rota to help victims of the attack at the Manchester Arena.
Students who helped Redcar steelworkers honoured at LawWorks pro bono awards
Students from the Teesside Law Clinic have been honoured at the LawWorks and Attorney General’s annual student pro bono awards.
The power of pro bono: how volunteering can kick-start your career
What many younger members of the profession fail to appreciate is that volunteering is a hugely effective method of both honing existing skills and acquiring new ones.
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How to set up your own niche Legal Advice Clinic
A group of law graduates set up their own legal advice clinic and you can too! Here’s how, with effort and dedication, you can help address the massive cuts in legal aid