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Submissions have opened for the 2025 Pro Bono Recognition List of England and Wales.

Lawyers have been attending hundreds of events for Pro Bono Week UK, including the launch of the Pro Bono Recognition List

Claudia Salomon explores the economic implications of the justice gap

Yasmin Batliwala highlights the extraordinary work of A4ID in projects across the world

NLJ celebrates the best of pro bono this week, with a trio of articles

Pro Bono Week 2024, 4–8 November, offers a chance to recognise & support the commitment

Pro bono work comes with the same liabilities as paid work, as a recent unreported case has shown

Clare Hughes-Williams & Sharon Glynn on why lawyers should treat pro bono work & paid work equally

Bryony Wells & Jessica Duxbury explain why all lawyers should embrace pro bono work—for the public good, & for the many other benefits it brings

NLJ’s charity law special presents a trio of thought-provoking articles in this week’s issue

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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National Pro Bono Centre—Esther McConnell & Sarah Oliver Scemla

Charity strengthens leadership as national Pro Bono Week takes place

Michelman Robinson—Akshay Sewlikar

Dual-qualified partner joins London disputes practice

McDermott Will & Schulte—Karen Butler

Transactions practice welcomes partner in London office

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LexisNexis Legal Awards 2026—enter now!

Entries are now open for the 2026 LexisNexis Legal Awards, celebrating achievement and innovation in the law across 24 categories

Tax hikes ahead?

Solicitors have urged the Treasury to rule out extending national insurance to limited liability partnerships (LLPs), amid mounting concern Chancellor Rachel Reeves may include the measure in the Autumn Budget

Perils of social media for legal advisers

Solicitors must guard against unintentionally disclosing they are working with a particular client, for example, via automatic location sharing or by commenting on X they are in a certain location at a certain time

Baroness Hallett leads the way

Baroness Heather Hallett, who is currently chairing the UK’s COVID-19 Inquiry, has received the lifetime achievement award at this year’s Inspirational Women in Law Awards run by The Next 100 Years

NLJ this week: Form N510—not just a box to tick

NLJ columnist Stephen Gold dives into the quirks of civil practice, from the Court of Appeal’s fierce defence of form N510 to fresh reminders about compliance and interest claims, in this week's Civil Way

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Pro Bono

MOVERS & SHAKERS

National Pro Bono Centre—Esther McConnell & Sarah Oliver Scemla

Michelman Robinson—Akshay Sewlikar

McDermott Will & Schulte—Karen Butler