Tag: Pro bono

Did Freshfields’ Olympics Sponsorship Come Out Of The Pro Bono Budget?

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s sponsorship of the Olympics cost it £10 million. The firm’s most recent...

Aug 15 2012 10:03am

What Is It With Solicitors And Abseiling?

Look upwards when you’re walking along the street these days and chances are you’ll see...

Apr 13 2012 10:00am

PRO BONO FAIL: Law Firms Outnumber Cases As Law Soc’s Riot Help Scheme Flops

EXCLUSIVE: It wasn’t just kids in Tottenham and Hackney who got carried away during last...

Mar 15 2012 10:21am

City Pro Bono Falls: Airfare Savings?

As City pro bono hours drop, Alasdair Stewart of pro bono charity LawWorks is buoyed...

Feb 8 2012 10:47am

Pro Bono Plunges Across The Magic Circle

As the slashing of the legal aid budget nears, it has become common to hear...

Feb 7 2012 11:01am

Alternative Careers: Working for a Legal Charity

LawWorks’ Alasdair Stewart on why there’s more to life than training contracts When I started...

Jan 23 2012 9:50am

Can Tension Between Legal Aid and Pro Bono Be Resolved?

Rather than criticise pro bono charities for “overselling” themselves, legal aid lawyers need to work...

Jan 3 2012 1:04pm

PRO BONO WEEK: OUT WITH A WHIMPER

Follow @AlasdairIS But despite the complaints from lawyers and disinterest from the press, the fact...

Dec 1 2011 11:05am

GOING FORWARD, I’LL ALWAYS BE A MORON

Follow @AlexAldridgeUK Legal Cheek launches anti-‘going forward’ offensive “Going forward, I give up,” wrote Financial...

Nov 28 2011 9:37am

SOCIAL MOBILITY EFFORTS STILL IN A VACUUM

Follow @FellowsAdam The disconnect between the legal profession and school children is a hindrance to...

Nov 21 2011 3:24pm