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WHAT YOU’LL DO
PRO BONO AND CITIZENSHIP
Some of the most significant work we do is pro bono, on behalf of individuals, charities and national governments. Trainees at Herbert Smith Freehills have the opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge onmatters of global importance. Last year the value of our pro bono and citizenship contribution in London, including the time, financial and in-kind support, was approximately £3.3million, withmore than 15,000 hours of pro bono legal advice.
PRO BONO
COMMUNITY
Herbert Smith Freehills offers pro bono legal services to members of the public through our access to justice work with legal centres, and provides advocacy support ranging from first tier tribunals to the higher courts. Our International Development work sees us support governments of developing countries such as Sierra Leone, and our Human Rights work seeks to address humanitarian issues including forced labour and slavery. Meanwhile, our Social Enterprise work gives entrepreneurs the support they need to get their businesses off the ground.
In 2013 we launched the Roger Leyland Excel scholarship with Rare Recruitment, offering exceptional black and minority ethnic students financial support and practical help in accessing work experience opportunities at the firm from their first year at university. In February 2016, we were delighted to welcome two new scholars to the programme. We are a founding member of PRIME, a profession-wide initiative committed to providing high-quality work experience to young people from backgrounds under-represented in the legal profession. Thanks to support from across the firm, 160 students have now undertaken a placement with us. We host three placements a year, including a residential programme that has been specifically designed to support students living outside the reach of these opportunities to come to London to gain valuable work experience and to improve their soft skills. Our Networked Scholarship Scheme is an innovative five-year programme that offers experience, support and guidance to students from comprehensive schools in London. Every year, five new students from year 12 join the programme with the aim of becoming future business leaders.
£3.3M
SPENT ON PRO BONO AND COMMUNITY WORK IN LONDON DURING 2015
15,000
HOURSONPROBONOAND COMMUNITYVOLUNTEERING INLONDONIN2015
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