Pro Bono and Community Involvement

Pro Bono

As a lawyer at Freehills, you will have the opportunity to undertake pro bono work, including transactional and litigious matters. Our aim is to assist those least able to access justice. From vacation clerks to partners, everyone can have the opportunity to work on pro bono matters, and cases can range from advice and appearance work to matters before the High Court of Australia.

For some examples see the case studies on our Pro Bono page.

Pro bono work is treated in the same manner as all fee-paying work and lawyers can bill time for pro bono work. Currently we have over 500 pro bono matters open nationally.

Our pro bono program also includes secondment opportunities to The Shopfront Youth Legal Centre or community legal centres.

Community

Everyone at Freehills is encouraged to participate in our community program, which includes skilled and unskilled volunteering, donations, workplace giving, gift-matching, staff fundraising, and a small grants scheme. Staff are entitled to one day’s volunteer leave a year to participate in the community program.  

People can give their time to undertake a variety of activities from mentoring students and excursions with disadvantaged children, to tree planting, walking guide dogs, community barbeques and renovation projects.

Freehills’ pro bono and community programs are combined in the Freehills Foundation.

For more information on the work of the Foundation see the Our Community - Freehills Foundation page.