Nominations open for student pro bono awards
updated on 28 January 2019
The prestigious LawWorks and Attorney General Student Awards has opened for nominations.
The awards recognise the vital work that students and law schools do to provide free (also called pro bono) legal advice to those in need who cannot afford a lawyer. Legal charity LawWorks is now seeking nominations for individual students, teams and projects that have made a valuable contribution to pro bono work in the last year. Does a person or group at your law school or university fit the bill?
The awards open for nominations include The Access to Justice Foundation Award, as well as the following categories:
- best new pro bono activity;
- best LegalTech contribution;
- best contribution by an individual student;
- best contribution by a law school (this includes undergraduate and postgraduate institutions); and
- best contribution by a team of students.
All shortlisted nominees will be invited to attend a ceremony at the House of Commons in London on the afternoon of 1 May, where the Attorney General, Geoffrey Cox QC MP, will present the awards.
The judges for the 2019 awards are:
- Christina Blacklaws, president, Law Society;
- Peter Farr, trustee, CILEx Pro Bono Trust;
- James Harper, executive sponsor, Rule of Law and CSR for LexisNexis UK & Ireland;
- Josh Richman, senior editor, LawCareers.Net; and
- Leanne Targett-Parker, chair, Bar Council Pro Bono Committee.
If you would like to nominate a student or group for one of the awards, complete this nomination form after reading LawWorks’ guidance on making a nomination.
