Pro Bono Matchmaker
John Corker
Director
National Pro Bono Resource Centre
National Pro Bono Resource Centre
1
•Be Strategic
•Play to strengths
•Understand Law
Firms
Legal and Non-legal
Assistance
Lateral thinking
Relationships
Take time
to meet
Small steps
Secondments
are not a
first step
2010 Law Firms Survey





There are 39 firms >50 lawyers (20% of Aus. legal
profession)
Av. pro bono hours per lawyer was 29. Av participation
rate was 58.8%. Av.% of total practice income was 2%.
Stronger figures in Target firms.
RRR work -13 firms only -average 15% of their pro bono
work.
Twenty-one firms (72%) had a community service
program.
Ten firms (34%) reported having a charitable foundation
or committee.
National Pro Bono Resource Centre
3
National Pro Bono Resource Centre
4
National Pro Bono Resource Centre
5
Non-legal assistance
More work for Individuals or Organisations?
Twelve firms (41%) reported doing significantly more work for
organisations, and nine firms (31%) reported doing significantly more pro
bono work for individuals. Eight firms (28%) reported doing approximately
the same for both.
•Be Strategic
•Play to strengths
•Understand Law
Firms
Legal and Non-legal
Assistance
Lateral thinking
Relationships
Take time
to meet
Small steps
Secondments
are not a
first step