Offering opportunities for pro bono work helps commercial law firms sharpen their legal skills by providing ways for lawyers to engage with their wider communities. At some firms, consistent participation in volunteering can be a significant, though not decisive, factor in deciding who wins a promotion.
RECAP Europäischer Pro Bono Summit 2017 in Budapest, Hungary
A few weeks ago I flew to Budapest with my colleague Peter Richard Gilbert to participate in the second European Pro Bono Summit. This year’s event was hosted by Volunteering Hungary in cooperation with GE Hungary and KPMG Hungary and with the support of the BMW Foundation, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Taproot Foundation and Pro Bono Lab.
Miss Getty and Women Rights in India
Since April 14, Miss Getty, a lawyer from the Netherlands, works as a legal volunteer in Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, India promoting women’s rights. ‘How successful are we? That is what we like you to find out for us’, told Mr. Lawrence this morning, when I was attending Getty’s first day at work in the office.
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Bar Camps an Tag 02 im Rathaus von Lissabon
Bar Camps at the City Hall
The 2nd day of the conference explored a range of themes in the bar camp format. Bar camp served as an open space for discussions, demonstrations and peer learning across a variety of topics.
Global Pro Bono Summit (#GPBS17) in Lissabon
The 2017 Global Pro Bono Summit will be held in Lisbon, Portugal from 7th to 10th March and draw CSR, HR leaders, foundations, government representatives and pro bono movement leaders from over 30 countries. The Summit challenges pro bono movement leaders to identify ways to increase their impact and hold each other accountable to delivering and facilitating pro bono work that drives social change. The summit this year will be hosted by Social Entrepreneurs Agency .
Global Pro Bono Summit (#GPBS16) in Singapore
The Global Pro Bono Summit is an annual invitation-only gathering of leaders across sectors and from around the world, with a shared vision to make the talents and skills of the entire business community accessible to organizations serving our collective good. Together with local Singapore host, Conjunct Consulting, the Taproot…
“A wonderful learning journey”, Samantha Lee, President at Conjunct Consulting
The 4th Global Pro Bono Summit in Singapore seeks to strengthen the movement in Asia and explore opportunities for cross-sector collaboration. We are supported in this endeavor by our local partner, Conjunct Consulting, which has a lot of experience in collaborating with governments and administrations. Samantha Lee is president of…
Pro Bono is not a “one size fits all” solution, Liz Hamburg, CEO at Taproot Foundation
Liz Hamburg is President and CEO of the US-based Taproot Foundation, which has organized the 3rd Global Pro Bono Summit in Berlin together with the BMW Foundation. Both foundations are pioneers of the pro bono movement and are actively driving it. What is pro bono all about? Pro bono is…
Rapidly Growing Trend to Advance People, Planet, Profits
Corporations are recognizing their mutual interests in partnerships with NGOs and governments to address vital global challenges. Collaborations include companies bringing valuable resources to bear in helping to develop regional economies in emerging and dynamic markets where corporations seek to establish or expand their presence. In particular, companies are engaging…
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