With the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) two weeks away, organizations worldwide have committed to net zero targets and are working on how to deliver them. A new resource for legal professionals supporting these efforts with climate-aligned legal clauses is the Net Zero Toolkit from The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP). The toolkit is based on …
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Thomson Reuters Legal SYNERGY2021: Law Firm Diversity and Inclusion Panel
It’s Day 2 of the Thomson Reuters Legal SYNERGY user conference, where legal professionals from the U.S., Canada, the UK and Europe are gathering virtually for product sessions and continuing legal education as well as opportunities to network with peers and hear from fascinating guests. Throughout the conference, Legal Current is sharing presenters’ SYNERGY session …
Pro Bono Spotlight: Volunteer Attorneys Fight Climate Change, Advocate for Animal Protection
From championing the fight against climate change to advocating for animal protection, Thomson Reuters attorneys are volunteering to provide pro bono legal services worldwide. The company’s commitment to pro bono legal work includes efforts of Practical Law editors as well as employees involved with groups like the Pro Bono Connection-New York committee. Two Thomson Reuters …
Lawyers Without Borders Founder Christina Storm on the Importance of Access to Justice and Rule of Law
Lawyers Without Borders is a not-for-profit whose mission is to promote rule of law around the world by leveraging and promoting pro bono service to meet the needs of the underserved, build capacity in justice sectors and support transitions and development aimed at protecting human rights, all with a neutral orientation. Christina Storm, founder and …
Ending child marriage in the US, one state at a time
TrustLaw, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s pro bono legal programme, partnered with advocacy group Unchained At Last to support its fight to pass legislation that would ban child marriage in the US. Following months of campaigning by Unchained At Last, the New Jersey assembly voted in November 2016 in favour of the new law, and in …
Thomson Reuters Foundation Honors 2016 TrustLaw Award Winners
The Thomson Reuters Foundation has named the recipients of its 2016 TrustLaw Awards, an annual ceremony to celebrate global pro bono projects undertaken by legal teams with NGOs and social enterprises. Winners announced at the awards ceremony in New York include: IMPACT AWARD: Kirkland & Ellis partnered with Equality Illinois, an LGBT rights NGO, on …
Thomson Reuters Foundation Releases 2016 TrustLaw Index of Pro Bono
The 2016 edition of the TrustLaw Index of Pro Bono, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global pro bono benchmarking tool, was just released. The findings from the Index, which is designed to be a hub for information and trends in the pro bono sector, show that lawyers are consistently generous with their skills, expertise and resources. …
Pro Bono industry is global and thriving – 2015 TrustLaw Index
The Thomson Reuters Foundation has launched the second annual TrustLaw Index of Pro Bono, an annual survey that captures and analyzes global pro bono trends across the legal industry, revealing fascinating insights into the scale and potential growth of the sector. This year’s Index showed that law firms are increasingly devoting extraordinary resources to support …
2014 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Awards recipients give a voice to the underrepresented
This post was written by Patrick Dunn, marketer at Thomson Reuters In our latest magazine devoted to the stories of the 2014 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award recipients, you will read about lawyers giving back and making a difference with their exceptional pro bono efforts. This is the fourth year that Super Lawyers has had …
Super Lawyers Names 2014 Pro Bono Award Recipients
EAGAN, Minn. – Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, has announced the eight recipients of its fourth annual Pro Bono Awards. The awards honor legal professionals, students, firms and organizations that demonstrate excellence in the practice of law by offering volunteer legal services to the poor, disadvantaged or the exploited. The 2014 Pro Bono Award …