​Pro Bono

We ground our pro bono practice in the ethics of professional responsibility

We are committed to creating a leading pro bono practice on a global scale.

We consider pro bono as a stand-alone legal practice. This results in quality legal services for our pro bono clients. These legal services are provided in accordance with our established pro bono criteria which states that pro bono is the provision of legal assistance free of charge:

• to disadvantaged and marginalised people of limited means;
• to non-profit organisations and social enterprises assisting people who are disadvantaged and marginalised, where payment of legal fees would unreasonably deplete the organisation's economic resources; and
• in matters for the public good of broad public or community concern.

Our global pro bono practice has four priority areas including: Citizenship & Displacement; Gender Rights & Diversity; Racial Justice; and Modern Slavery.

Our pro bono team also has expertise in law reform and the role pro bono can play in responding to crises. 

We have had a global pro bono partner since the merger between Ashurst LLP and Ashurst Australia in 2013. Prior to that Ashurst Australia had a national pro bono partner, appointed in 2007. Our global pro bono and social impact partner, Sarah Morton-Ramwell, aims for each of our offices to operate a leading national pro bono practice. Sarah also recognises the importance of taking on cross-border pro bono projects which enable our offices to work together to tackle global and regional social justice issues.

Alongside our pro bono legal work, we also play an active role around the world in supporting the development of local pro bono culture, infrastructure and collaboration.