The 2013 Hungarian Pro Bono Awards
The winners of the 2013 Hungarian Pro Bono Awards were honored on Saturday, 16 November, as part of a ceremony marking National Attorneys Day. PILnet, in collaboration with the Hungarian Bar...
View ArticleThe Quality of Legal Education in Russia: Stereotypes and Real Problems
This paper is an English translation of the introductory chapter of Legal Education in Russia: In the Search of New Quality Standards [Yuridicheskoe obrazovanie v Rossii: poisk novykh standartov...
View ArticleLagos State Pro Bono Week
Organized by the Lagos State Public Interest Law Partnership (LPILP), the inaugural Lagos State Pro Bono Week highlights both the growing support for public interest law in Nigeria overall and the...
View Article2014 European Pro Bono Awards
On 6 November PILnet announced the recipients of this year’s European Pro Bono Awards in a ceremony held as part of the 8th Annual European Pro Bono Forum. Lord (Peter) Goldsmith QC received PILnet’s...
View ArticleHungarian Pro Bono Awards 2014
Budapest - On 15 November 2014 PILnet, in cooperation with the Hungarian Bar Association, announced the recipients of this year’s Hungarian Pro Bono Awards. The awards ceremony was held during National...
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A Growing Tradition: Preparing Young Lawyers for Legal Practice
Building on the continued success of previous years’ legal ethics trainings for Russian law students, PILnet, in collaboration with the Moscow State University Law School, DLA Piper, and White &...
View Article9th Annual European Pro Bono Forum
The 9th Annual European Pro Bono Forum will be held on 11-13 November 2015, at the NH Collection Roma Vittorio Veneto hotel in Rome, Italy.
View ArticleWhy Apply for PILnet's International Fellows Program
We are pleased to invite applications for the PILnet Fellowship for 2015-2016. PILnet will select lawyers from Brazil, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya,...
View ArticlePro Bono Makes Music and History in Cuba
In 2012, Orbert Davis, co-founder, conductor and artistic director of the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic (CJP) was visiting Cuba to conduct research for a new symphonic jazz composition. While there, he met...
View ArticleEd Rekosh, President and Founder of PILnet, to Pass the Torch to a New...
New York, NY, Monday, May 26, 2015: PILnet’s President and Founder, Ed Rekosh, announced earlier this week his plans to step down from his post as President and CEO in order to pave the way for a new...
View ArticlePILnet Announces New President
PILnet is pleased to announce that Garth Meintjes has been named its new President, succeeding Ed Rekosh, who served in this capacity since he founded the organization in 1997. Meintjes brings to...
View Article2015 European Pro Bono Awards
On November 12 PILnet announced the recipients of this year’s European Pro Bono Awards in a ceremony held as part of the 9th Annual European Pro Bono Forum. DLA Piper and its European Signature...
View ArticleWhy Apply for PILnet's International Fellows Program
We are pleased to invite applications for the PILnet Fellowship for 2016-2017. The PILnet Fellowship, now in its nineteenth year, targets future leaders in various fields of public interest law. PILnet...
View ArticleThe Quality of Legal Education in Russia: Stereotypes and Real Problems
This paper is an English translation of the introductory chapter of Legal Education in Russia: In the Search of New Quality Standards [Yuridicheskoe obrazovanie v Rossii: poisk novykh standartov...
View ArticleLagos State Pro Bono Week
Organized by the Lagos State Public Interest Law Partnership (LPILP), the inaugural Lagos State Pro Bono Week highlights both the growing support for public interest law in Nigeria overall and the...
View ArticlePILnet Match Advances Slovenian Legal Gender Recognition
What would you do if you had to undergo hours of psychological tests just to verify your gender identity? How would you feel if your travel was restricted because you feared how border guards would...
View Article2016 Pro Bono Awards: Training the Next Social Leaders
Fundación Fernando Pombo (FPF) has been shortlisted for PILnet’s 2016 European Award for Local Pro Bono Impact for its MULTIPLICATE program.
View Article2016 Pro Bono Awards: A Database for Refugee Law
The shortlist for PILnet’s 2016 European Award for Exemplary Partnership in the Public Interest includes the collaboration between Linklaters and the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)....
View Article2016 Pro Bono Awards: Promoting Rights of Romania’s Vulnerable
The Equality and Human Rights Action Center (ACTEDO) has been shortlisted for PILnet’s 2016 European Award for Local Pro Bono Impact for its clearinghouse, Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. The Pro...
View Article2016 Pro Bono Awards: Legal Aid for Greece’s Stranded
PILnet has recognized the work carried out by Reed Smith and METAdrasi by shortlisting them for PILnet’s 2016 European Award for Exemplary Partnership in the Public Interest. Founded in 2010, METAdrasi...
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