PILnet’s 6th Annual European Pro Bono Forum - 25 – 26 October, Madrid

On 25-26 October 2012, PILnet will host the largest-ever European gathering of lawyers, nonprofit organizations, and law schools dedicated to using law as a tool to achieve social justice.

PILnet’s European Pro Bono Forum has become an essential event for the quickly growing pro bono community across the continent—and around the world.

KEY TOPICS FOR 2012

• Pro Bono and Human Rights, analyzing human trafficking, racial discrimination, immigration, and mental disability rights.
• Global Pro Bono, highlighting environmental challenges, anti-corruption projects, and other pro bono efforts in Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. 
• Making Pro Bono Possible, focusing on firms, corporations, bar associations, and law schools.
• Pro Bono in Spain, exploring the state of pro bono in the Forum’s host country and considering issues ranging from microfinance to strategies for the development of Spanish clearinghouses. 

Through interactive workshops, engaging social events, and structured networking opportunities, seasoned practitioners and newcomers alike will gain insight as they forge new connections to the global pro bono community and create alliances that can help deliver justice and protect rights around the world.