The annual LawWorks Pro Bono Awards celebrate the best legal pro bono activities undertaken by organisations and individuals and the positive impact they have had on those helped.
The LawWorks Annual Pro Bono Awards are kindly sponsored by Lexis Nexis.
Nominations for the 2025 awards are now closed. The nominees will be announced on Thursday 6th November during Pro Bono Week. The awards will be celebrated at a ceremony at the Law Society on the 3rd December 2025.
The 2025 award categories
- Best Contribution by a Small or Medium Firm
- Best Contribution by a Large Firm
- Best Contribution by an In-house Team or an In-house Solicitor
- Best Contribution by a Junior Lawyer
- The Stephen Denyer Pro Bono Award (Best Contribution by an Individual)
- Best Pro Bono Contribution in Wales
- Best Contribution by a Pro Bono Clinic
- Best International Pro Bono Award - in partnership with A4ID
- Best New Pro Bono Activity
- Most Effective Pro Bono Partnership
- Best Contribution to LawWorks Not-for-Profits Programme
- Best Contribution to LawWorks Secondary Specialisation Programme
- The Pro Bono Connect Award
Please read the nomination guidance.
Judging and awards event
All of the shortlisted nominees will be invited to attend the Awards ceremony at the Law Society on Wednesday 3rd December 2025.
The judging panel for the awards will be announced shortly.
- Clare Carter, Chief Executive of The Access to Justice Foundation
- Mark Evans, Vice President of The Law Society of England and Wales
- Josh Giddens, Director of Practical Guidance, LexisNexis UK & Ireland
- Chris Minnoch, Director of the Legal Aid Practitioners Group
- Professor Richard Owen, Chair of the Law Society’s Access to Justice Committee
- Paul Rogerson, Editor of the Law Society Gazette
- Rebecca Wilkie, Chief Executive of Advocate
Need to get in touch?
If you have a question about the awards, please email:
Sharon Batchelor - Fundraising and Events Officer on fundraising@lawworks.org.uk