The London Legal Walk broke records again this year, with more than 13,000 walkers and about £850,000 expected to be raised.
Last year, 12,000 people walked, raising £810,000. Funds collected so far had already surpassed last year’s figure at the time of going to press.
Teams of senior judges, City lawyers, legal aid specialists, clerks and non-fee earners alike joined together for the picturesque 10km walk through the legal heart of London last week.
Herbert Smith Freehills provided the biggest team—430 walkers. Mishcon de Reya was the second largest team, with 270 people, and provided perhaps the best costume of the night—lawyers dressed as a bus (pictured).
Bob Nightingale, head of fundraising at the London Legal Support Trust, which organises the walk, said: ‘It is very impressive that so many lawyers and senior judges turn out en masse for legal advice centres.
‘The need for advice services has grown, with more poverty in the region. Meanwhile, the resources to fund centres have diminished.’
