Co-organized by PILnet and Taylor Wessing, this workshop will lay the groundwork for an Environment and Climate Pro Bono Pitching Roundtable taking place in June, where NGOs will be supported to pitch their pro bono projects to law firms and be connected with free legal support to strengthen their organizations and advance their programs.
The workshop aims to:
- Raise awareness about environmental and climate pro bono support available globally;
- Inspire new pro bono partnerships through successful case studies;
- Help organizations navigate common challenges when working with law firms; and
- Support the development and pitching of strong, actionable pro bono project proposals.
For the Roundtable, we are primarily targeting environmental and climate NGOs from Europe, though all are welcome to attend the workshop and learn more about how you can access free legal help through PILnet’s regular legal matching services.
If you already know what legal help you need or have a project in mind and want to secure a slot to pitch at the Roundtable, please fill out our Legal Assistance intake form ahead of the workshop. This will also allow us to tailor the workshop to the type of pro bono projects organizations are considering pitching at the Roundtable.
To help scope out your pro bono project ideas, please find some helpful resources through the following links:
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Clearinghouse Brochure: Detailing the pro bono brokerage mechanism of PILnet and examples of pro bono projects that organisations can request.
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Top Tips Document: Outlines different elements that go into scoping and implementing a successful environmental and climate justice pro bono project. We highly recommend you read this before submitting your project idea.
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PILnet Climate Justice Pro Bono Do’s and Don’ts. A toolbox to engage on climate justice for NGOs, activists, climate justice actors, clearinghouses, and law firms.