If you were unable to join us on the day, or missed a session, you can catch-up by watching the videos below.
- Welcome
- Clinic trends: Find out what’s happening across the network
- Panel 1: Delivering differently
- Panel 2: Meeting changing need
- Keynote: ‘Justice at a time of crisis’ Andrea Coomber, Director, Justice
- Panel 3: Maximising volunteer impact
- Future challenges and opportunities for pro bono, reflections on the day
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Welcome
Clinic trends: Find out what’s happening across the network
Resource: Clinic trends presentation
Panel 1: Delivering differently
This panel discussed how technology can be used to assist delivering pro bono advice and enabling access to justice. Technology is no ‘silver bullet’ but can be helpful where in-person advice is not possible, and can be used to efficiently coordinate volunteers’ support. Panellists address the challenges and benefits of using technology.
Our thanks to Simon Davey, Omega Alpha and panellists: Martin Barnes, LawWorks; Kate Fazio, Justice Connect; Elizabeth Williams, University of Surrey and Adam Wyner, Swansea University.
Panel 2: Meeting changing need
Our panellists speak about their experience of running two different models of pro bono advice projects; secondary specialisation and strategic litigation, which provide assistance to clients beyond initial advice. The panel considers how legal advice demand is likely to change in light of the pandemic, and discuss how these models are well placed to support clients’ needs for specialist advice in the future.
Our thanks to Diane Sechi, Simmons & Simmons and panellists: Matt Hunt, LawWorks; Tony Martin, BPP University and Sarah Michael, Sidley Austin.
Keynote: ‘Justice at a time of crisis’ Andrea Coomber, Director, JUSTICE
Panel 3: Maximising volunteer impact
Our third and final panel focuses on how pro bono projects can engage different volunteers in a range of roles. Sharing ideas on collaboration with different organisations, and inspire new forms of engagement and working. The panel also consider how best to support volunteers’ wellbeing at this time and coordinate supervision remotely.
Our thanks to Rebecca Wilkie, Litigant in Person Support Strategy and panellists: Jane Basham, Norfolk Community Law Service; Rebecca Greenhalgh, Ashurst; Tracey Horton, Staffordshire University and Deborah Smith, Goldman Sachs.
Future challenges and opportunities for pro bono, reflections on the day
The current crisis has been a catalyst for new collaborations and ways of working across the legal and advice sectors – including roundtable discussions on how the sector can work together to meet rising need, build resilience and sustainability, and speak to policymakers with one voice. The final session brings together these perspectives with reflections from the day, and a view to the future.
Thanks to Martin Barnes, LawWorks; Mr. Justice Robin Knowles CBE and Carol Storer, Legal Action Group.