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Next-generation pro bono award-winners

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15 May 2024
Issue: 8071 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Pro Bono , Training & education
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A project for domestic abuse survivors and a volunteer-run ‘justice bus’ are among the winners of the 2024 LawWorks and Attorney General’s Student Pro Bono Awards, sponsored by LexisNexis

The awards were presented at a ceremony in the House of Lords last week.

Chester University won ‘best new pro bono activity’ for its student-led project partnering with local agencies to assist domestic abuse survivors. The ‘team of students’ award was jointly won by Hertfordshire Law School’s Justice Bus mobile clinic and King’s College London’s rights of nature toolkit, a practical legal guide on protecting rivers.

Hertfordshire Justice Bus volunteer Jekaterina Bodnarchuk also took home the ‘best individual’ prize. Bristol Law School won ‘best contribution for a law school’ for its work securing a £17,000 back payment in a benefit appeal, assistance with a community cinema, and more.

Attorney General Victoria Prentis said: ‘Congratulations to all the nominees who were put forward in some excellent entries—the future of the profession is in safe hands.’

Issue: 8071 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Pro Bono , Training & education
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