The Irish Pro Bono Ecosystem: Celebrating Impact and Horizon Scanning for New Opportunities
This event brings the wider legal and NGO communities together to celebrate the growth of pro bono work in Ireland. Justice Liam Kennedy will moderate a panel of speakers including John Lunney from the Law Society's Street Law Programme, Michelle Drury from Irish Rule of Law International, Gemma McLoughlin Burke from the Voluntary Assistance Programme, and Eilis Barry Cheif Executive of FLAC. The panel will showcase the impact and benefit of lawyers volunteering their time and skill, highlighting examples of pro bono work. A PILA representative will explain the Irish pro bono infrastructural landscape and pathways for lawyers to get involved in pro bono work. The second half of the event will consist of the first in-person PILA NGO Pitch, during which three social justice organisations will pitch to receive pro bono legal services from the attending legal practitioners. Finally, the event will facilitate networking opportunities between NGO representatives and the legal community.
Date: Thursday, 13 June 2024, 4:30pm to 7pm
Location: Law Society of Ireland, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7, D07 VY24
To attend, please register here.