Our Global Pro Bono Practice

Our Global Pro Bono Practice, launched in 2010 and building on our 100+ year history of pro bono work, has grown to one of the largest in the world. In 2018 we provided 120,000 hours of free legal services.

Recent highlights of our pro bono work

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A global framework for managing disaster risk

We are assisting in the development of a Global Disaster Risk Management Law & Policy Index for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

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Legal first aid for first aid providers

We are supporting the IFRC Global First Aid Reference Centre (GFARC), hosted by the French Red Cross, with research to establish first aid providers’ liability and identify gaps and best practices.

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Is education a right for migrant children?

Our lawyers analyzed how legal accountability can promote the delivery of education for the millions of school-aged migrants worldwide.

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Schooled in law

We added a new partnership with the Grunin Center for Law and Social Entrepreneurship at New York University School of Law to our growing roster of programs for law students.

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The role of the courts in public education

We work through the courts to enforce legal obligations and unlock funding for education in several US states.

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Case studies in international arbitration

Our investment in education extends to training for practicing lawyers and judges. We applied a tailored approach for lawyers in The Republic of The Gambia in collaboration with the International Senior Lawyers Project (ISLP).

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A curriculum for judges on the impact of reproductive rights

When the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) received a grant to create a training program to sensitize judges globally about the importance and impact of reproductive rights, they turned to us to help create a model curriculum.

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The path to a Global Pact for the Environment

We are conducting a crucial legal review to inform the UN as it considers creating the world’s first universal environmental charter.

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The Zoological Society of London goes high-tech in the fight against poaching

Our intellectual property lawyers help ZSL secure rights to the technology to monitor endangered animals.

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A blueprint for financing climate action at scale

Our lawyers co-authored a white paper with the G20 Sustainable Finance Study Group that calls for the creation of a sustainable collateralized loan obligation market to combat climate change.

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Conservation finance

Our long-time pro bono client Conservation International structures innovative financing for nature conservation and climate change projects.

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White & Case Wins Landmark EU Court of Justice Ruling on Free Movement Rights for Same-Sex Spouses

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A Truly Global Pro Bono Practice

Our work focuses on providing access to justice, serving organizations with a social or environmental mission and promoting the rule of law and good sovereign governance