Assisting former employees of a closed steel works and advising the homeless were among the examples of work carried out by winners at this year’s LawWorks and Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards.
The awards, hosted by LawWorks’ trustee Sir Robin Knowles at the House of Commons last week, were sponsored for the ninth year running by LexisNexis. They recognise the commitment of law schools and students to providing pro bono legal advice.
The winners were: University of Birmingham Law School (Best contribution by a Law School); Teesside Law Clinic (Best contribution by a team of students); Anna McCormack, University of Leicester (Best contribution by an individual student); and Welfare Rights Project—University of Leeds (Best new pro bono activity).
James Harper, head of customer engagements, LexisNexis UK & Ireland, said: ‘We are honoured to support the innovative and vital pro bono work being delivered across the country and we congratulate all those nominated and shortlisted for their valuable contributions.’
