Karen Mahlab AM, Tuesday, 22nd December 2020 - In her end of year message, Karen Mahlab AM offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Slack chat the team had over the course of the year and reflects on Pro Bono Australia’s 2020 journey. …
Ellie Cooper, Monday, 14th March 2016 - Luke Geary founded Australia’s first social enterprise law firm that channels profits from its commercial operation into pro bono cases. Geary is this week’s Changemaker. He spoke…
Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 9th July 2015 -
Australian Law firm Clayton Utz has reached a milestone of 500,000 hours of pro bono legal, becoming the first firm outside of the USA to do so.
Clayton Utz has marked the achievement…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th April 2014 -
A draft Productivity Commission report on Access to Justice Arrangements has indicated that that it does not consider ‘compulsion’ as an appropriate means of bolstering…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th December 2013 -
Pro Bono Australia has experienced significant growth in the past twelve months ending the year with more than a million website visits and over 36,000 unique subscribers to our News…
Staff Reporter, Friday, 25th January 2013 -
The majority of pro bono legal work in Australia is done for Not for Profit organisations, according to new research.
Over 60 percent of the pro bono work undertaken by large law firms…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 8th October 2012 -
Large Australian law firms have continued to increase the amount of pro bono legal assistance they provide, according to new research.
And according to the findings, the increase…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 14th August 2012 -
A Sydney based graphic design studio Attractivo is offering five Not for Profit organisations the chance to receive a free Annual Report Design service.
Managing Director Bianca…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 2nd August 2012 -
A Not for Profit must be able to clearly articulate what it wants from a corporate partner, and visa versa, when negotiating a ‘pro bono’ project, a US study finds.
Consulting…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th April 2012 -
The Victorian State Government has passed legislation which will allow in-house lawyers to undertake pro bono legal work in the same way as their private practice counterparts and…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 28th October 2010 - A boutique NSW PR Agency, with a business focus on cause, culture and community, has won two national Golden Target industry awards presented by the Public Relations…