Pro bono
Law for change
We provide free legal services in the public interest (pro bono) to a wide range of clients, from individual asylum seekers to some of the world’s biggest charities. We believe everyone should have effective access to their legal rights, and focus our effort on promoting access to the rights of our target groups, including women, children, LGBTQ+ people, trafficking survivors and refugees.
Our aim is to have the greatest possible impact on access to justice and access to opportunity, through deep relationships with our ongoing pro bono clients and by proactively supporting them in addressing systemic issues. Our pro bono clients are clients of the firm: we don’t distinguish internally between paid work and pro bono, and often bring together cross-border, cross-practice teams as needed.
Our pro bono clients also benefit from the skills of our business services professionals (for example, from our IT, marketing and human resources departments). And we work with legal teams at our corporate clients to support their pro bono activities, and collaborate on projects that meet our shared objectives. To find out more about our work, see the detailed case studies listed below.
Our performance
Last year over 1,300 lawyers across 29 offices...
...gave over 80,000 hours of free legal work...
...on 471 matters for over 250 pro bono clients
Click here to read more about our global pro bono practice in numbers.
Case studies
Awards
Recipient of 2024 City Bar Justice Center Award for Pro Bono Service and Community Impact
Recognition as an Excellent Case Team
Sanctuary for Families’ 2024 Above & Beyond Awards
Recognition as an Excellent Litigation Team
Contacts
View our full team
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Mary Eaton Partner, Co-head of Securities & Shareholder Litigation
New York
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Ali Sallaway パートナー
London
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Paul Yates カウンセル
London