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WHAT WE DO
TrustLaw is the Thomson Reuters
Foundation’s global pro bono
service that connects NGOs and
social enterprises with the best law
firms and in-house legal teams
around the world.
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2200 connections in places like Kenya,
Nepal, Colombia, Mauritius, Cambodia,
Egypt, and Indonesia.
A GLOBAL NETWORK 60% of connections outside
traditional pro bono markets (e.g.
Bhutan, Alaska)
Over $70million in pro bono for our
network
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TYPES OF PRO BONO LEGAL SUPPORT
Day-to-day corporate/commercial
needs
Cross-border research to support
high impact advocacy and policy
change:
Human Rights
Trafficking
Corruption
Microcredit
Health
Energy/Environment
Social enterprise
And many more...
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TRUSTLAW INDEX OF PRO BONO 2016
Launched 27 JULY 2016 This year the respondent firms represent over 64,500 lawyers working in 75 countries. These lawyers performed over 2.5 million hours of pro bono work in 2015, with lawyers on average undertaking a staggering 39.2 hours of pro bono. 2016 data suggest significant positive growth in pro bono across the Asia Pacific region.
PRO BONO IN ASIA
“Countries including Indonesia, Philippines, South Korea and Vietnam have already implemented such [aspirational pro bono] targets and other countries will likely follow. ”
Cate Martin, Pro Bono Director, Asia-Pacific, DLA Piper
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IN-HOUSE CORPORATE COUNSEL
•Many of Fortune 500 companies and a majority of Fortune 100 companies have either set up or are moving to establish formal pro bono programs for the lawyers in their legal departments
•Tailored to fit company’s CSR objectives
•TrustLaw January 2016: 44 in-house legal teams (incl HSBC, JP Morgan, Intel, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard and General Electric)
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THE BUSINESS CASE FOR PRO BONO
•Interesting opportunities for lawyers
•Enhanced Inside/Outside Counsel
Relationships
•Enhance professional skills
•Corporate Social Responsibility
•Global network
•Supporting innovative & high impact
initiatives
•Driving social change
The involvement of a company's legal department in pro bono service can add value and breadth to the company's corporate social responsibility profile and activities, as well as improve the quality of life and stability of clients and the community at large, making an important contribution and creating a better business climate.
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SUSTAINABLE PRO BONO – BEST PRACTICE
A strong social justice and pro bono culture
supported by management
A dedicated pro bono leader
Broad awareness of the pro bono program within
the firm
Broad engagement of staff and appropriate training
A pro bono policy and strategic plan
Performance of pro bono legal work to the same
standard as commercial work
Adequate crediting and recognition of pro bono legal
work within the firm
Setting a firm-wide pro bono target and budget
Strong and deep relationships with community
partners
A strategic risk management plan including accurate
record keeping and a regular evaluation process.
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Pro Bono + Sustainability
•TrustLaw Lawyer of the Year Award Nominee: Joanna Zhou, DLA Piper Australia •Client: Global Nonprofit – Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) •Project: Advise on climate change negotiations - lead up to Conference of Parties (COP) 21, Paris, December 2015 •Aim: 7 core proposals to be included in final Paris Agreement on Climate Change
“Joanna and DLA Piper brought tremendous expertise, professionalism and humility to their collaboration with us. They never made us feel like "clients" but rather as true partners in co-creation and impact….They were totally invested in this project and shared the vision of success and push for outcomes that we cared about. This made the relationship less transactional and far more collaborative. I believe this - along with their undoubted legal skill - contributed greatly to our shared success.”
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TrustLaw Awards