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IBA launches interview series on pro bono work

The International Bar Association (IBA) Pro Bono Committee has launched in an interview series with individuals describing the impact of the pro bono work of lawyers.

The interviews will be collected in written format as PDFs and published on the IBA website here.

A&O Shearman’s Jennifer White Callaghan, of the IBA Pro Bono Committee, said: “We are pleased to begin publishing these interesting conversations and are so grateful to the interviewees for their time and contributions.”

Positive outcomes

She added that measuring pro bono solely by hours ignored the wide range of positive outcomes of the work that lawyers did to support individuals and organisations around the world.

White Callaghan said that she hoped that the project encouraged clients, legal-services providers, law firms, and others to consider additional approaches to pro bono reporting.

The first interview in the series features Anis, who talks about his experience receiving pro bono support from lawyers who advised him and his family.