National Pro Bono Target

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

Waterstreet says victims’ names should not be kept hidden

Charles Waterstreet, a barrister who was recently found to have sexually harassed three legal practitioners, asked a...

23 April 2024

By Naomi Neilson

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

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

Commonwealth continues to reward pro bono under performance

The Commonwealth should make pro bono an obligation or reward the firms that use their best endeavours to meet or...

26 September 2022

By Jacqueline (Jaci) Burns

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

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

How this firm grew its pro bono practice by 300%

Prioritising pro bono work post-pandemic will benefit all parties involved, according to Johnson Winter &...

11 November 2021

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

‘Considerable room for growth’ in Australia’s pro bono undertakings

Our legal profession completed a “record-breaking” number of pro bono hours in FY21. However, many firms, teams and...

23 September 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy