Pro bono comes from the latin phrase pro bono publico” which signifies for the public good. Lawyers and migration agents who wish to undertake migration associated pro bono perform can join the Lawyers for Refugees Network which is co-convened with The Humanitarian Group (formerly Case for Refugees) and which also functions with Southern Communities Advocacy Legal and Education Service (SCALES) and with the Federal Court Self Represented Litigants Scheme operated by Legal Aid Western Australia.
The annual Celebration is a coordinated national effort to meet the ever-increasing needs of this country’s most vulnerable citizens by encouraging and supporting local efforts to expand the delivery of pro bono legal services, and by showcasing the great difference that pro bono lawyers make … Read More