The Asia Pro Bono Conference brings together academics, law students, lawyers, judiciary, pro bono professionals, policy makers, civil society and non-profit representatives to consider the multifarious ways pro bono initiatives can strengthen access to justice in Asia and internationally. The Conference is an exciting mix of keynote speeches, panel discussions, poster presentations and interactive workshop sessions.
PILnet’s Annual European Pro Bono forum shifts locations each year, weaving its way over the last nine years from Budapest, Berlin and Warsaw, to Madrid, Paris, London, Rome and Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Bali, and Moscow. Objective of the Forum is to encourage and enable more lawyers and law firms to participate in pro bono, so they can better contribute to serving the community and improving access to justice. Through interactive workshops, engaging social events, and structured networking opportunities, attendees - individuals from law firms, corporations, bar organizations, NGOs, and law schools - gain insight into the pro bono community and forge alliances that can help address critical issues of social justice and protect rights around the world. At the beggining, the forum was called European Pro Bono forum and presence of pro bono was modest in Europe. Later, while pro bono has become established and embedded among communities across the globe, the event became Global Pro Bono Forum.
The biennial National Access to Justice and Pro Bono Conference began in 2000 as the National Pro Bono Conference before adopting its current name in 2006. The event is jointly hosted by the Australian Pro Bono Centre and the Law Council of Australia, often in conjunction with other partner organisations. The Conference attracts delegates from across the profession, including legal professionals, judges, government law officers, academics and students. The program features leading international and local speakers who discuss critical and current access to justice issues facing Australians.
The Global Pro Bono Summit is an intimate, invitation-only annual gathering organized since 2013 around convening of leaders from companies, professional services firms and pro bono intermediaries from around the world. The summit format and location change each year to accommodate the varied needs of attendees. The Summit engages leaders in interactive discussions, design sessions and facilitated breakouts to enable the sharing of best practices and spark field-changing ideas.
Pro Bono Week is a global celebration that takes place during the last week of October. It celebrates the pro bono ethic across the professions that use their talents to make a positive difference in local communities around the world. During Pro Bono Week, partners around the world host a variety of events and activities, including pro bono service events, public recognition of pro bono consultants and nonprofit organizations that leverage pro bono services, social media campaigns, and crowdfunding to build the pro bono marketplace.
The Pro Bono Institute Annual Conference is the legal profession’s premier pro bono event specifically tailored to the interests, needs, resources, and issues faced by law firm leaders, chief legal officers and in-house lawyers, and public interest and legal services pro bono leaders.
