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PRO BONO LEGAL WORKA GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS
PRO BONO LEGAL WORk / A GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL LAWYERSContentspage1. IntroductionA.Who is this guide for?3B.Why do pro bono legal work?4C.How to use this guide52. OpportunitiesA.Community Legal Centres6I. Community Legal Centres AustraliaII. State and Territory Peak BodiesIII. Specialist Community Legal CentresB.667Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services8I. National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Legal Services8II. State and Territory Services8III. National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services (FVPLSs) 9C.Referral Organisations10D.Independent Not-For-Profit Legal Services11E.Social Justice Opportunities12F.Justice Project: Pro Bono Tool13G.Pro Bono Guide to the Climate Crisis14H.Global Opportunities153. Addressing Constraints and Regulatory RequirementsA.Practising Certificates16B.Continuing Professional Development17C.Professional Indemnity Insurance18D.Managing Conflicts19Appendix A - Volunteer Practising Certificates 20Acknowledgements 21 2020 Australian Pro Bono Centre2
PRO BONO LEGAL WORk / A GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL LAWYERSA. WHO IS THIS GUIDE FOR?This is a guide for lawyers who are interested in undertaking pro bono volunteerwork in a personal capacity, outside of a formal program or through employment.Whether you are newly admitted to practice or are already an experienced solicitor orbarrister, you can use your legal skills to make a valuable pro bono contribution.There is a diverse range of exciting opportunities available, including at communitylegal centres, independent not-for-profit legal services, through State and Territoryreferral organisations and via global networks.In addition, the shift to increased remote working means that there is a greaternumber of opportunities available for lawyers to donate pro bono expertise fromwherever they may be located. Many organisations have adapted to providingadvice remotely, e.g. via telephone/videoconferencing or email, enabling lawyers tovolunteer without being present in the office.AUSTIN KEH MEIER / UN SPL AS HYou may wish to contribute pro bono time if you are: working part-time or reduced hours retired or nearing retirement on extended leave (parental, sabbatical, furlough) working full-time and wish to volunteer out of work hours.3
M AT T H EW WA R IN G / UN S PL A S H1. INTRODUCTIONPRO BONO LEGAL WORk / A GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL LAWYERSB. WHY DOPRO BONOLEGAL WORK?Professional responsibilityPersonal satisfactionProfessional developmentLawyers engage in pro bono legal work for avariety of reasons. These include a sense ofprofessional responsibility and the ability todevelop skills and expertise. The primary reason forundertaking pro bono legal work is the individualethical professional obligation that each lawyerhas to ensure equal access to justice. This is dueto each lawyer’s privileged position as a memberof the profession that has the exclusive right topractise law. This is often referred to as the ‘probono ethos’ and was eloquently summarisedby the Honourable Murray Gleeson in a speechdelivered to the National Access to Justice and ProBono Conference in Melbourne on 11 August 2006:Another benefit to undertaking pro bonowork in a personal capacity is that you areable to explore a wide range of opportunitiesto match your interests and skills, leading togreater personal satisfaction in your work.In addition, pro bono legal work allowslawyers to develop their legal and managerialskills. Lawyers conducting pro bono mattersmay have greater control of a whole matterthan they do when working on largecommercial matters, including having anopportunity to develop strategy, make keydecisions, and maintain an overview of thewhole case. Some pro bono matters alsooffer opportunities for lawyers to developtheir skills in areas beyond their normalpractice area, as well as general advocacy,communication and interpersonal skills.The legal profession is a profession and not only abusiness; that its members have a duty to temperthe pursuit of individual self-interest; and thatthey have a collective obligation to do their bestto make legal services available to needy people.Collectively, this is a matter of duty, not generosity.Pro bono work can provide lawyers withopportunities to step outside of their usualpractice area. Do not be dissuaded fromconsidering opportunities outside of yourusual practice because you do not know all ofthe intricacies of the relevant law – the abilityto think like a lawyer, apply your general legalskills and contribute enthusiastically is whatis important.Using your professional skills voluntarily forthe betterment of society and to assist thosein our community less fortunate than yourselfalso leads to immense personal satisfaction.4
1. INTRODUCTIONPRO BONO LEGAL WORk / A GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL LAWYERSC. HOW TO USE THIS GUIDEThis guide lists organisations which regularlyseek volunteer lawyers and details some keyconsiderations, including constraints andregulatory requirements, for those undertakingpro bono work in a personal capacity.TH OR SCH RODER / UN SPL ASHThis guide is non-exhaustive and serves tohighlight examples of opportunities available.Read through the guide for inspiration and forinformation on which organisations may be inneed of your skills and expertise.To contribute pro bono legal work in a way thatis most meaningful to you, you should followyour passion and contact your favourite charities,not-for-profits, or other organisations, or the peakbody for the sector that you are most interestedin. These organisations may well need legaladvice in specific areas or help from someonewith general legal skills (e.g. legal research,company secretarial work, assistance navigatingcomplex legal environments). However, pleasebear in mind that not all organisations havethe capacity to take on volunteers. Before youapproach an organisation, you should have anunderstanding of the business, operative, andcultural context in which they operate.5
JAVIE R A LLEGUE / UN S PL A S H2. OPPORTUNITIESPRO BONO LEGAL WORk / A GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL LAWYERSA. COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRESI. Community Legal Centres Australia (CLCs Australia)II. State and Territory Peak BodiesCommunity Legal Centres Australia is the national peak body for thecommunity legal sector, representing over 175 CLCs across Australia.The members of CLCs Australia are the State and Territory peakbodies for community legal centres in each jurisdiction.To find information on the CLCs in your State visit your State’s peakbody CLC website. For those in the ACT and NT, where the peakbody does not maintain a website, please visit the Law Society/Government directories below:The type of work that volunteers undertake may vary at each CLC.Some common tasks are: Australian Capital Territory – see the ACT Law Society directory providing legal advice providing legal representation providing other legal assistance (e.g., drafting correspondence) drafting publications on a range of legal topics involvement in legal education for organisations and communities. New South Wales – Community Legal Centres NSW Northern Territory – see the NT Government directory Queensland – Community Legal Centres Queensland South Australia – Community Legal Centres South Australia Tasmania – Community Legal Centres Tasmania Victoria – Federation of Community Legal Centres Victoria Western Australia – Community Legal WAFor general information on volunteering at CLCs and listings ofpotential employment and volunteering opportunities pleasevisit Social Justice Opportunities maintained by the AustralianPro Bono Centre (see section E below).6
PRO BONO LEGAL WORk / A GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS2. OPPORTUNITIESIII. Specialist Community Legal CentresAs well as generalist CLCs, there are a number of specialistCLC networks and offices across Australia.Some examples of areas of specialisation are: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (see section B below)If you are passionate about volunteering with a particularclient group, the CLCs Australia website and State andTerritory peak body websites listed at (ii) above includecontact lists of specialist CLC networks/offices.In addition, the Australian Pro Bono Centre maintains tworesources that list organisations that work in specialist areas: Arts Asylum seekers, refugees and migrants Disability rights Environmental law and animal welfare Family law and domestic violence (see section B below) Financial rights and consumer credit Social Justice Opportunities (see section E below) People experiencing homelessness Justice Project: Pro Bono Tool (see section F below) Human rights Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI ) community Mental health People living with HIV/AIDS Prisoners Rural, regional and remote Australians Seniors Social security and welfare rights Tenants YouthCRISTIAN N EWMAN / UN SPL A SH Women7
PRO BONO LEGAL WORk / A GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS2. OPPORTUNITIESB. ABORIGINAL & ISLANDER LEGAL SERVICESI. National Aboriginal & Torres StraitIslander Legal Services (NATSILS)NATSILS is the peak body for Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander Legal Services, representing servicesin each State and Territory across Australia. NATSILSprovides legal advice, assistance, representation,community legal education, advocacy, law reformactivities and prisoner through-care to Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islander peoples in contact withthe justice system.II. State and Territory Services Australian Capital Territory / New South Wales – Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT Northern Territory – North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency Queensland – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service Queensland South Australia – Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement Tasmania – Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service Victoria – Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service Co-operative Western Australia – Aboriginal Legal Service of Western AustraliaFor more information and volunteeringopportunities see NATSILS.JOHN JASON / UNSPLASHFor information on your State/Territory legalservice please see below.8
PRO BONO LEGAL WORk / A GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS2. OPPORTUNITIESIII. National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services (FVPLSs)There are thirteen Family Violence Prevention Legal Services across Australia. FVPLSsprovide specialist, culturally safe legal services and support to Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander victims/survivors of family violence across Australia: New South Wales – Binaal Billa Family Violence Prevention Legal Service, Many RiversFamily Violence Prevention Legal Service, Thiyama-li Family Violence Service Inc. NSWand Warra-Warra Family Violence Prevention Legal Service Northern Territory – Central Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Unit (Alice Springs HO)and Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council Domestic andFamily Violence Service Queensland – Aboriginal Family Legal Service Southern Queensland and QueenslandIndigenous Family Violence Legal Service South Australia – Family Violence Legal Service Aboriginal Corporation Victoria – Djirra Western Australia – Aboriginal Family Law Service Western Australia, MarninwarnitkuraFamily Violence Prevention Unit WA and Southern Aboriginal Corporation FamilyViolence Prevention Legal Service Tri-State Region (NT/SA/WA) - Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women’sCouncil Domestic and Family Violence ServiceCESAR SOUTO / UNSPL ASH9
PRO BONO LEGAL WORk / A GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS2. OPPORTUNITIESC. REFERRAL ORGANISATIONSThere are pro bono referral schemes and organisations in every State andTerritory in Australia. Most law societies and bar associations run schemesand will provide advice on opportunities in their jurisdiction. Pro bono referralschemes and organisations assist individuals and not-for-profit organisations byreferring legal matters to solicitors, law firms, in-house legal teams or barristers.FABI AN MARD I / UNSPL ASHThe following is a list of key pro bono referral schemes and organisations thathave opportunities for individual lawyers. Australian Capital Territory - ACT Law Society Pro Bono Clearing House &Legal Advice Bureau New South Wales - Law Society of New South Wales Pro Bono Scheme andNew South Wales Bar Association Legal Assistance Referral Scheme Northern Territory - Northern Territory Pro Bono Clearing House Queensland – LawRight South Australia - Justice Net Tasmania - Law Society of Tasmania’s Pro Bono Clearing House Victoria - Victorian Bar Pro Bono Scheme Western Australia - Law Access10
PRO BONO LEGAL WORk / A GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS2. OPPORTUNITIESD. INDEPENDENT NOT-FOR-PROFIT LEGAL SERVICESThere are a number ofnot-for-profit legalorganisations acrossAustralia that specialisein a range of social justiceissues. Some examples are: National Justice Project - The National Justice Project undertakes strategic litigation,advocacy and communication to advance social justice and human rights. Their legal workincludes discrimination, detention, inquests and inquiries, and government and policeaccountability. Focus groups include children, refugees, and Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander people. Australian Lawyers for Human Rights - Australian Lawyers for Human Rights is an associationof legal professionals active in practising and promoting awareness of international humanrights standards in Australia. Diplomacy Training Program - The Diplomacy Training Program is an independent NGOcommitted to advancing human rights and empowering civil society in the Asia Pacificregion through education and training, and the building of skills and capacity in NGOs andfor individual human rights defenders and community advocates.M IC HA E L L A M ML I / UNS PL AS H11
PRO BONO LEGAL WORk / A GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS2. OPPORTUNITIESE. SOCIAL JUSTICE OPPORTUNITIESSocial Justice Opportunities is a jobs and volunteer board forlaw students and junior-mid level lawyers (with up to 5 years’post-qualification experience) run by the Australian Pro BonoCentre. Social Justice Opportunities also provides a guide onvolunteering and additional information and resources onsocial justice.PHOTOS -HOBBY / UNS PL AS HSee Social Justice Opportunities.12
PRO BONO LEGAL WORk / A GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS2. OPPORTUNITIESF. JUSTICE PROJECT: PRO BONO TOOLAs part of the Australian Pro Bono Centre’s Sourcing Pro BonoOpportunities Initiative, the Justice Project: Pro Bono Tool buildson the Law Council of Australia’s Justice Project Final Report (theJustice Project Report). The Justice Project: Pro Bono Tool aimsto map pro bono opportunities to assist with the priority justiceissues for the 13 client groups identified in the Justice ProjectReport.The Justice Project: Pro Bono Tool is intended to provide probono providers with practical resources to source potential probono opportunities and form partnerships. Each mapping toolachieves this by listing:Resources have been prepared for an initial set of client groupsand will be expanded to include all 13 client groups identified inthe Justice Project Report: organisations (as well as initiatives within organisations)working on justice issues for each client group and theirlocation People with disability People experiencing economic disadvantage the Justice Project Report recommendations theseorganisations are working on LGBTI people Prisoners and detainees Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people People who experience family violence People who have been trafficked and exploited Recent arrivals to Australia Children and young people Rural, regional and remote Australians Asylum seekers Older persons People who are homeless opportunities for pro bono legal support according to clientgroups identified in the Justice Project Report the type of services provided (direct legal services/policyreform) information about the availability of cultural competence ortrauma informed training.For more information on the Sourcing Pro BonoOpportunities Initiative see here and the JusticeProject: Pro Bono Tool see here.S COT T G RAH AM / UN SPL ASH13
PRO BONO LEGAL WORk / A GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS2. OPPORTUNITIESG. PRO BONO GUIDE TO THE CLIMATE CRISISThe Australian Pro Bono Centre has published a Pro Bono Guide to the Climate Crisis for lawyers who want toprovide pro bono assistance to help address the impact of climate change.The Guide is aimed at lawyers with a wide range of skills and experience and is not limited to those withknowledge of environmental or planning law. The Guide provides inspiration for a wide range of ways thatlawyers can get involved in pro bono to help combat the climate crisis, including: running strategic climate litigation working on law reform activities providing legal advice, information and advocacy to those fighting climate change offering commercial legal advice to not-for-profit organisations and social enterprises providing community legal education conducting legal research about the intersection between human rights and climate change offering immigration legal advice to people displaced by the effects of climate change.GUY B OWDEN / UN SPL ASHIf you are interested and would like more information see the AustralianPro Bono Centre’s Pro Bono Guide to the Climate Crisis here.14
2. OPPORTUNITIESPRO BONO LEGAL WORk / A GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL LAWYERSH. GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIESPublic Interest Law Network (PILnet)International Lawyers Project (ILP)Thomson Reuters TrustLawPILnet is a global NGO that createsopportunities for social change throughuse of the law. The organisation engages,empowers, and enables all lawyers to usetheir skills to help organised civil societybecome more resilient and more effectivein helping the most vulnerable. Lawyerscan undertake advice and advocacy,research, analysis and drafting, andtraining.ILP connects governments, NGOs,civil society groups, and grassrootsorganisations in need of legal supportwith legal experts across the world, witha goal to bring about economic justice.ILP seeks pro bono expertise in a varietyof areas of law including anti-briberyand corruption, tax reform and mediafreedom.TrustLaw is a global pro bono networkthat connects NGOs and socialenterprises working to create social andenvironmental change with lawyers whoprovide them with free legal assistance.TrustLaw offers both advisory andresearch projects - lawyers can adviseinternational and local organisations ontheir day-to-day legal needs and also workon larger, comparative research programsthat focus on social or policy issues.For more information aboutThomson Reuters TrustLaw and tobecome a member visit TrustLaw.V 2O S K / UNS PL AS HFor more information about PILnetand to join the network visit PILnet.For more information about ILPand to submit an expression ofinterest in volunteering visitInternational Lawyers Project.15
PRO BONO LEGAL WORk / A GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS3. ADDRESSING CONSTRAINTS ANDREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSA. PRACTISING CERTIFICATESIf the volunteer work you are doing requires youto engage in legal practice you will need to hold avalid practising certificate.Each jurisdiction has its own rules concerningpractising certificates and lawyers undertakingpro bono legal work should contact their relevantprofessional association in relation to any specificrequirements or exemptions.MI KHAIL-PAVSTYUK / UN SPL AS HLow cost or no cost volunteer practising certificatesare available in every jurisdiction in Australia. Moredetail on these practising certificates is available atAppendix A. If you are interested in obtaining oneyou should speak to the professional body in yourState or Territory directly.If you have a restricted practising certificate,this may limit the type of legal work you cando, as many organisations do not have theresources to supervise volunteer lawyers. Youshould speak to the organisation you wishto volunteer with directly to find out whatopportunities are available to lawyers withrestricted certificates.For those organisations that do supervisevolunteer lawyers, it may also be possibleto volunteer without any form of practisingcertificate. For example, the work you mightdo at a CLC may not require you to ‘engagein legal practice’ so the lack of a practisingcertificate may not be a barrier to youvolunteering.16
PRO BONO LEGAL WORk / A GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS3. ADDRESSING CONSTRAINTS AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTSB. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTHolders of practising certificates in all States and Territories inAustralia are required to comply with the Continuing ProfessionalDevelopment (CPD) requirements.Lawyers are generally required to complete ten units of CPD peryear. In the Australian Capital Territory, holders of a VolunteerPractising Certificate need complete only five units of CPD.Currently, holders of volunteer practising certificates in all otherjurisdictions in Australia are required to complete the full 10 units,unless an exemption is granted.All States and Territories in Australia except South Australia andTasmania provide an exemption from CPD requirements wherea holder of a practising certificate has been admitted to practicefor 40 or more years. The criteria for eligibility for this exemptionvaries slightly between each State and Territory.G IAMMARCO B OSCA / U NSPL A S HFor more information on CPD requirements, or if you want toapply for an exemption, you should speak to the professional bodyin your State or Territory directly.17
3. ADDRESSING CONSTRAINTS AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTSPRO BONO LEGAL WORk / A GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL LAWYERSC. PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCEVolunteers are often covered by the professional indemnity (PI) insurance ofthe organisation for which they are volunteering.If the pro bono work you are undertaking is not covered by any PI insurance,you may be eligible to access the National Pro Bono Professional IndemnityInsurance Scheme run by the Australian Pro Bono Centre. The Scheme provides free PI insurance to lawyers and paralegals working on pro bono projectsapproved by the Australian Pro Bono Centre.CATRI N-JOHN SON / UN SPL ASHMore information on the National Pro Bono Professional IndemnityInsurance Scheme is available here.18
PRO BONO LEGAL WORk / A GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS3 ADDRESSING CONSTRAINTS AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTSD. MANAGING CONFLICTSIf you are an employee of a firm/organisation and you thinkthere may be a risk of a conflict of interest, you should speakto your employer before engaging in any pro bono work.Conflicts of interest may be: legal conflicts — also known as direct conflicts; or commercial conflicts — also known as indirect conflicts.CO REN TIN MARZIN / UN SPL ASHFor more information on conflicts of interest see theAustralian Pro Bono Manual available here on theAustralian Pro Bono Centre website.19
Appendix A - Volunteer Practising CertificatesBody in chargeof es?Fee forvolunteerpractisingcertificate?ACTThe Law Societyof the ACTYesNSWLaw Societyof NSWNTPRO BONO LEGAL WORk / A GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL LAWYERSDetails of Volunteer Practising CertificateContact DetailsNoVolunteer Practising Certificates are available to lawyers who will be undertaking specified pro bono legalwork. Holders of volunteer practising certificates must still arrange appropriate professional indemnityinsurance, and they may only undertake work of a pro bono nature. See here for more information.E: mail@actlawsociety.asn.auT: (02) 6274 0300YesNoThe holder of a Volunteer Practising Certificate is authorised to engage in legal practice bothas a volunteer at a community legal service and otherwise on a pro bono basis only.See here for more information.E: registry@lawsociety.com.auT: 02 9926 0156Law SocietyNorthern TerritoryYesYes - 121Restricted Volunteer Lawyer certificates are available to practitioners who engage in supervised legalpractise as a volunteer in a complying community legal centre. See here for more information.E: lawsoc@lawsocietynt.asn.auT: 08 8981 5104QLDQueenslandLaw SocietyYesNoVolunteer Practising Certificates are available to solicitors who are not employed but who volunteerat a community legal centre. See here for more information.E: records@qls.com.auT: 1300 367 757SAThe LawSocietyof SouthAustraliaYesYesA ‘Category D’ Volunteer Practising Certificate enables the practitioner to undertake legal practice inthe manner they are otherwise entitled to, but only as a volunteer for a community legal centre, orfor an institution or project approved by LPEAC, and where the practitioner is covered by professionalindemnity insurance (being a restricted practising certificate while the practitioner is undertakingsupervised practice) and as a volunteer legal practitioner. See here for more information.E: email@lawsocietysa.asn.auT: (08) 8229 0200TASThe Law Societyof TasmaniaYesNoA Volunteer Practitioner Certificate entitles the practitioner to engage in legal practice only as avolunteer at a complying community legal centre. See here for more information.E: info@lst.org.auT: (03) 6234 4133VICVictorian LegalServices BoardYesNoThe holder of a Volunteer Practising Certificate must only engage in legal practice as a volunteer at acommunity legal centre or otherwise undertake pro bono work the liability for which is covered byappropriate professional indemnity insurance. See here for more information.Enquiry form: mT: 03 9679 8000WALaw Society ofWestern Australia,Legal PracticeBoard of WesternAustraliaNo, but ‘volunteer or pro bonoonly’ conditionimposed onLocal PractisingCertificate.NoHolders of a Local Practising Certificate can request a ‘volunteer or pro bono only’ condition be imposed.This practising certificate is issued free of fees on condition that the holder is only engaged in the provisionof legal services on a not-for-profit basis and does not charge any person nor seek to recover a fee fromany person (subject to two exemptions). See here for more information.E: info@lawsocietywa.asn.auT: (08) 6211 3599StateThis table sets out general information on the availability of volunteer practising certificates in each State and Territory. The information represents the Centre’s knowledge as at August2020. The table provides a summary only – please contact the professional body in your State or Territory directly if you have any queries or would like to obtain a practising certificate.20
PROPRO BONOBONO LEGALLEGAL WORkWORk // AA GUIDEGUIDE FORFOR INDIVIDUALINDIVIDUAL LAWYERSLAWYERSAcknowledgementsThe Australian Pro Bono Centre (Centre) wishes to thank all of thosewho generously contributed to the development of this guide.In particular, the Centre wishes to thank Chloe O’Brien for her invaluable support to the Centre bymanaging the compilation of this guide. Chloe volunteered for the Centre in 2020 in a personalcapacity while on furlough leave from law firm Simmons & Simmons in London. Her work goes tothe very essence of the guide.The Centre also wishes to thank the following staff/former staff and board members at the Centrewho contributed their time to the guide: Gabriela Christian-Hare, Chief Executive Officer Jessica Hatherall, Head of Policy and Strategy Phillip Cornwell, Chair John Corker, former Chief Executive Officer Sally Embelton, Senior Policy & Project Officer Anna Jacobs, Policy & Project Officer (on secondment from Australian Government Solicitor) Rachel Zehner, Operations & Communications Manager2121
of the land on which it works, the Bedegal people of the Eora Nation.We pay our respects to the Elders – past, present and emerging –and the youth who are working towards a brighter tomorrow.DE S IGN BY A DR IA N M E D E LAcknowledgementof Country The Australian Pro Bono Centre acknowledges the traditional custodiansThe Australian Pro Bono Centre is grateful for the funding support it receivesfrom the governments of the Commonwealth and all Australian States and Territories.It is also grateful for the in-kind support it receives from Australian Government Solicitor,HWL Ebsworth, volunteers, and the Faculty of Law at UNSW Sydney (which includesthe use of the Faculty’s premises and facilities, and support from student interns).www.probonocentre.org.auPHOTO BY ANDREY GRINKEVICH / UNSPLASH
The following is a list of key pro bono referral schemes and organisations that have opportunities for individual lawyers. Australian Capital Territory - ACT Law Society Pro Bono Clearing House & Legal Advice Bureau New South Wales - Law Society of New South Wales Pro Bono Scheme and
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