Pro Bono | Legal Advice | Stephenson Harwood

Pro bono work is an integral part of our legal practice and the ethos of our firm.

Our colleagues use their skills, experience, and expertise to advise individuals, organisations and other entities that are committed to creating positive social impact.

Our pro bono practice broadly aims to:

Defend human rights

Improve access to justice

Protect the environment

We seek out new and innovative ways to use our commercial skills and expertise to create positive social impact, and much of our pro bono work sits at the intersection of our commercial sectors and pro bono pillars.

Themes

Our experts in the technology sector support organisations that are using tech and AI to improve and protect human rights, both in their day-to-day operations and in carrying out their mission.

We use our knowledge and expertise in the life sciences sector to help tackle the unauthorised use of pharmaceutical products in lethal injections that are contrary to international human rights.

Our lawyers in Paris, Hong Kong and Singapore are supporting a small climate-focussed NGO as they undertake a three-year maritime mission to combat plastic pollution across the globe.

Our funds lawyers support human rights defenders and NGOs to explore innovative funding solutions to finance their work and scale their impact.

Our Work

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Rainbow Migration

Our lawyers in the UK act for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers fleeing persecution due to their sexual orientation or gender identity.

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eyeWitness to Atrocities

Our lawyers work at the intersection of technology and legal expertise to turn frontline footage of atrocities into evidence that brings perpetrators to justice.

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