Australian Pro Bono Centre

Individual lawyers’ pro bono hours far exceed larger firms’ efforts

While the big end of town is improving its volume of pro bono work undertaken, the number of hours completed per lawyer...

03 October 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Large firms ‘increasingly expected’ to prioritise pro bono

In the face of “inconsistent” performances towards the National Pro Bono Target in the last year by larger law...

27 September 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

How in-house teams can better prioritise pro bono

While Australia’s largest corporations have well-established social impact policies and programs, new data suggests...

24 September 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Lawyers doing more pro bono hours than ever, but large firms, in-house teams must improve

There was an 11.5 per cent increase in total hours of pro bono work undertaken by Australian lawyers in FY2023–24;...

19 September 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

The rise of ‘sophisticated’, ‘dedicated’ and ‘formalised’ pro bono practices

As the amount of pro bono work within the profession increases amid rising inflation and growing ESG concerns, more...

17 July 2024

By Lauren Croft

Firms’ pro bono hours loom large as government tender process opens

Early last week, the request for tender to re-establish the Whole of Australian Government Legal Services Panel went...

01 December 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Record number of pro bono hours delivered in FY23

The Australian Pro Bono Centre has published the 16th Annual Performance Report on the National Pro Bono Target,...

27 September 2023

By Lauren Croft

Legal Aid CEOs, 22 pro bono target signatories pledge support for Voice

The chief executives of two of Australia’s largest legal aid organisations, as well as over 20 signatories to the...

07 September 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Workplaces under scrutiny: What’s hot in law this week (27 Feb-3 Mar)

Myriad workplace issues and trends — from treatment of staff to greenwashing, from virtual courts to leadership...

04 March 2023

By Lawyers Weekly

How much pro bono are in-house lawyers undertaking?

The Australian Pro Bono Centre has revealed how many pro bono hours were undertaken in the last financial year by law...

20 September 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Another ‘record’ year of pro bono, despite some large firms ‘lagging’

Individual solicitors, barristers and small law firms led the charge in undertaking pro bono hours in financial year...

19 September 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

APBC releases new guidance for pro bono work

The Australian Pro Bono Centre has released its latest guidance, which is aimed at growing law firm pro bono work...

28 April 2022

By Lauren Croft

‘Pro bono is an excellent way for sole practitioners to contribute to their local community’

Post-pandemic, sole practitioners and barristers are increasingly aware of the benefits of pro bono work, this APBC...

07 October 2021

By Lauren Croft

More in-house lawyers expected to commit to pro bono work in FY22

The APBC CEO has called pro bono work an “incredible opportunity” for in-house lawyers looking to expand their...

05 October 2021

By Lauren Croft

SMEs can use pro bono work to ‘attract and retain the best talent’

Whilst the number of small firms committing to the Australian Pro Bono Centre Target has increased over the last year,...

30 September 2021

By Lauren Croft

What BigLaw is getting right with pro bono efforts

Numerous law firms at the big end of town are completing “record-breaking” hours of pro bono work. Such businesses...

28 September 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy