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Newly Qualified Lawyers Programme launched by A4ID
Advocates for International Development (A4ID) in partnership with Challenges Worldwide (CWW) has announced the launch of its Newly Qualified Lawyers Programme (NQLP), a bespoke range of mini secondments which enable newly qualified lawyers to work with disadvantaged communities across the developing world.
Please note that applications for the NQLP close on 1 February.
ELA launch new initiative
Employment Lawyers Association members are invited to pledge to offer a day (or more) of pro bono assistance in the next year. The assistance could take various forms including such things as a day or more of advocacy or a client meeting.
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About the AG's Committee
The Attorney General’s Pro Bono Committee was established following a seminar in December 2001, when the then Attorney General Lord Goldsmith was asked to establish a committee, to consist of the main pro bono provider groups,the voluntary advice sector, and the legal professional bodies.
The aim of the committee is to co-ordinate the delivery of pro bono legal services nationally and to facilitate the provision of pro bono initiatives.
The committee emphasises the message that pro bono legal work is complementary to public funding, not a substitute, and promotes the view that pro bono work helps to tackle social exclusion.
The terms of reference of the Committee are to:
Promote better links between providers of pro bono legal services and those in need of them;
Raise awareness about pro bono legal work; and
Encourage more and better targeted participation in pro bono legal work.
The members of the Committee and the organisations that they represent are as follows:
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Rt Hon the Baroness Scotland QC | Attorney General | |
| Vera Baird QC | Solicitor General | |
| Michael Napier CBE QC | Pro Bono Envoy | |
| Judith Butler | Attorney General’s Office | |
| Paul Newdick | Law Works | |
| Rebecca Hilsenrath | Law Works | |
| Kara Irwin | BPP Law School | |
| Rebecca Wilkie | Bar Pro Bono Unit | |
| Robert Musgrove | Civil Justice Council | |
| Julie Bishop | Law Centres Federation | |
| Claire Blades | Citizens Advice | |
| Clive Tulloch | Free Representation Unit | |
| Mike Armstrong | Commerce & Industry | |
| Sarah Chandler | The College of Law | |
| Kate Walmsley | The Law Society | |
| Caroline Harold | GLS Network | |
| Robin Knowles CBE QC | Bar Pro Bono Unit | |
| Steve Johnson | ADVICEuk | |
| Diane Burleigh | The Institute of Legal Executives | |
| Nick Hanning | Chair ILEX Pro Bono | |
| Prof. Jennifer James | DeMontfort University | |
| Jonathan Pearl | C&I Pro Bono Director | |
| Heidi Newbigging | UK CSR Group | |
| Chris Marshall | A4ID | |
| Sarah Poland | ILP | |
| Alexandra Marks | Pro Help | |
| Valerie Robertson | ILEX | |
| Prof. Phillip Plowden | Northumbria university | |