Resources
International Assistance
Our program currently operates in the United States and Latin America.
If you need assistance in another region, please see this curated list of resources.
Pro-Bono International Resource Guide
Australia
Centre for Asia-Pacific Pro Bono
The CAPPB is a clearing house that seeks to match requests for pro bono assistance from organizations (including governments) in the Asia-Pacific region with appropriate international pro bono legal service providers in Australia.
Homeless Persons’ Legal Clinic (HPLC)
Pro bono general free legal services to the homeless or people at risk of homelessness.
National Association of Community Legal Centres
CLCs are independently operation not-for-profit community organizations that provide general legal and related services to the public, focusing on the disadvantaged and people with special needs.
National Network of Women's Legal Services
The NWJC is a coalition of organizations and individuals which aims to promote women’s equality before the law in Australia.
National Pro Bono Resource Centre
National Pro Bono Resource Centre is a clearing house that provides general pro bono legal services to lawyers, law firms and the community sector.
Queensland Public Interest Law Clearing House Incorporated
QPILCH is a clearing house that provides general pro bono legal services for individuals and community groups.
The Law Society Northern Territory
The Law Society Northern Territory is a clearing house that provides a full general range of services to solicitors (particularly members).
Victorian Bar Pro Bono Scheme
The Victorian Bar is a private, voluntary, self-funded, non-profit professional association that provides general legal representation without fear/favour to the community.
Belgium
Advocaten zonder Grenzen/Internatianol Legal Network
Legal international NGO specialised in defending human rights and supporting justice.
Rechtsbijstand voor iedereen
General website to find volunteer work – no legal.
Vrijwilligers
General website to find volunteer work including legal.
France
Associations généralistes et spécialisées
Free general legal advice.
Bus de la Solidarité
Free general legal advice.
Consultation gratuites du Barreau de Paris
Free general legal advice.
Maison de la Justice et du droit (MJD)
Free general legal advice.
Palais de Justice
Free general legal advice.
Points d'accès au droit (PAD)
Offers free, general, basic legal advice, particularly regarding family law, employment law, the right of accommodation etc.
Relais d'accés au droit de la Ville de Paris
Free general legal advice.
Germany
Freiburger Vereinsstammtisch
Free legal advice for non-profit organizations.
Juristen für Umweltschutz
German national network of engaged businesses and local non-profit intermediary organizations (this organization intends to establish a clearing house in Germany).
PILNet - The Global Network for Public Interest Law
PILnet is a general clearing house that is building a global network to activate, empower and connect those who use legal tools to work in the public interest.
Pro Bono Deutschland e.V.
Free legal advice to the benefit of non-profit organisations.
Student Litigators
Free legal advice for (and partly provided by) students.
Trust Law
Trust Law is a general clearing house that provides free legal assistance, news and information on anti-corruption and women’s rights.
UPJ
German national network of engaged businesses and local non-profit intermediary organizations (this organization intends to establish a clearing house in Germany).
Hong Kong SAR, China
Bar Free Legal Service Scheme
Free general legal advice and representation in cases where legal aid is not available or where the applicant is unable to afford legal assistance.
Duty Lawyer Service
Offers four general legal assistance schemes to complement the legal aid services provided by the Legal Aid Department (e.g. free preliminary legal advice, free taped legal information by telephone, legal assistance to claimants affected by torture etc.).
Hong Kong Refugee Advice Centre
Free legal aid services for refugees (especially regarding asylum issues).
Law Society of Hong Kong
Law Society of Hong Kong is a clearing house that provides free general legal advice.
Legal Aid Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Free governmental legal advice for anybody in need thereof.
Italy
Consiglio Nazionale Forense
Legal Italian Bar Association.
Ibo Italia
NGO – Italy chapter for general international volunteer work.
Voluntari di Italia
General Volunteer work website.
Netherlands
Exodus
Ex-detainee general organization
Projects Abroad Pro
Organization that coordinates legal pro bono work for professionals including lawyers
Steunpunt vluchtelingen
Refugee center looking for general legal support volunteers
Vrijwilligers Centrale Amsterdam
Links to other organization that provide pro bono volunteer work
Vrijwilligers Werk
Employment Agency website for general volunteer work
Vrijwilligerswerk.nl
Links to other organization that provide pro bono volunteer work
Peru
Caro & Asociados
Free legal advice for the public good.
Estudio Echecopar
Set up a Pro Bono program aimed at providing free legal assistance to low-income people and to different non-profit organizations requiring assistance in various circumstances of legal relevance, with consequences that will also generate an impact on society.
Estudio Yataco Arias
Free legal advice for individuals and organisations lacking the necessary financial means.
Fundación ProBono
Free general legal advice.
Pacta Abogados
Free basic legal advice by e-mail.
Rey & De Los Ríos Abogados
Free legal advice for those deprived of legal aid.
Ugaz Abogados y Asociados
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Poland
Bar of Advocates Warsaw
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Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
A foundation that aims to promote the development of a culture based on the respect of freedom and human rights in Poland and abroad.
National Bar of Legal Advisors
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Organisation of Legal Advisors
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Polish Bar of Advocates
N/A
Supreme Bar of Advocates
N/A
Singapore
PBSO - Ad Hoc Pro Bono Referral Scheme
Offers legal representation for persons with exceptional circumstances who do not meet the criteria for existing legal aid schemes but nonetheless are in urgent need.
PBSO - Community Legal Clinic (Pro Bono Services Office - The Law Society of Singapore)
Offers free basic legal advice to Singaporeans / permanent residents who are facing a legal issue on personal matters and do not have access to legal advice.
PBSO - Community Organization Clinic
Offers free basic legal advice on operation issues for community-serving organizations in Singapore that have an objective to meet community concerns or needs.
PBSO - Criminal Legal Aid Scheme
Offers legal representation for accused persons regardless of nationality, who claim trial for certain criminal offences and who do not have the means to pay for a lawyer.
PBSO - Joint International Pro Bono Committee
Assists non-profit organizations based in Singapore but doing community work overseas with pro bono non-litigation corporate legal assistance.
PBSO - Project Law Help
Matches community-serving organizations with a volunteer law practice that will provide pro bono non-litigation corporate legal assistance.
Spain
Legal Clinic- Universidad Carlos III
Provides access for law students of whatever level to the general legal practice while training them in a professional ethics characterised by social commitment.
Spanish Legal Forum - tuSpain
Free general legal advice on property purchase in Spain.
Switzerland
Aargauischer Anwaltsverband
Free general legal advice.
Advokatenverein des Kantons Zug
Low-budget general legal advice.
Anwaltsverband des Kantons Schwyz
Free general legal advice.
Anwaltsverband Unterwalden
Free general legal advice.
Appenzellischer Anwaltsverband
Free general legal advice.
Basellandschaftlicher Anwaltsverband Advokatenkammer Basel
Low-budget general legal advice.
Beratungsstelle für Familien
Beratungsstelle für Familien is a helpdesk that provides advice, information and support for individuals, families and couples in a difficult personal situation or with legal/social concerns.
Bernischer Anwaltsverband
Low-budget general legal advice; help with finding a criminal defence lawyer.
Bündnerischer Anwaltsverband
Low-budget general legal advice.
Frauen Nottelefon
Legal advice for women threatened by sexual, mental or physical violence.
Freiburger Anwaltsverband
Low-budget general legal advice.
Glarner Anwaltsverband
Free general legal advice.
Hauseigentümerverband
Legal advice for members of the association of homeowners.
Kinderlobby Schweiz
Free legal advice for children and adolescents.
Konsum
Free legal advice on household, right of consumers and environment related issues.
Luzerner Anwaltsverband LAV
Free general legal advice.
Mieterverband
Legal advice for tenants (free for members, fee-based for non-members) of the Association of Leases.
Opferhilfe
Legal help for victims.
Orde des Avocats de Genève
Low-budget general legal advice.
Ordine degli Avvocati del Cantone Ticino
N/A
Ordre des Avocats Jurassiens
Low-budget general legal advice.
Ordre des Avocats Neuchâtélois
Low-budget general legal advice.
Pink Cross
Free legal advice for the gay.
Psychex
Help for people who are in mental institution against their will.
Rechtsberatungsstelle für Asylsuchende Solothurn
Legal advice for asylum seekers.
Rechtsberatungsstelle für sozial benachteiligte Aargau
Legal advice for the socially deprived.
Rechtsberatungsstelle UP für Unfallopfer und Patienten
Legal advice for accident victims and patients.
Schweizerischer Gewerkschaftsbund (SGB / USS)
Free legal advice (mainly) for members from federation of trade unions.
Schweizerischer KMU Verband
Free legal advice for SMB.
Solothurnischer Anwaltsverband
Low-budget general legal advice.
St. Gallischer Anwaltsverband SGAV
Free general legal advice.
Thurgauischer Anwaltsverband
Low-budget general legal advice.
Unia
Free legal advice for labour union members.
Urner Anwalts- und Notarenverband
Free general legal advice.
Verein Neustart
Legal advice and help for ex-convicts.
Walliser Anwaltsverband
Low-budget general legal advice.
Züricher Anwaltsverband
24h-hotline for the accused to find a criminal defence lawyer. Online-database to match any person looking for general legal support with an appropriate lawyer.
Thailand
Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD)
Empowers women in the region to use general law as an instrument of change for equality, justice, peace and development.
Confederation of Thai Labour (CTL)
Disseminate information on labour laws, provide general legal assistance to employees, and encourage the government to legislate fair labour law.
Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF)
Assistance and general legal counsel and prosecution of human rights for people.
Department of Peoples’ Rights Protection and Legal Aid
General legal assistance to people of all provinces are provided free of charge, with the exception of court fees.
Department of Special Investigation
Help general debtors who have not received justice.
Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University
Disseminate knowledge and provide general legal assistance to the people.
Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
Provide general legal services to assist people who are questioning fundamental legal issues that they encounter.
Lawyers Council of Thailand Under The Royal Patronage
Provide free-of-charge general legal counsel to people in need.
Legal Aid Office of the Thai Bar
Disseminate information on labour laws, provide general legal assistance to employees, and encourage the government to legislate fair labour law.
Legal Counseling Office, Bangkok University
Provide general legal assistance to people and also send groups to provide legal assistance to nearby provinces.
Mekong Region Law Center
Association of professionals from the general legal communities of Cambodia, Lao, Thailand, and Vietnam working together to promote judicial cooperation, legal education, and the rule of law in the region.
Ministry of Labour
Counseling and general legal assistance for employees.
Rights and Liberties Protection Department
Encourage and assist people to learn about their general rights and freedoms, as well as take the testimony of victims and defendants in criminal cases.
United Kingdom
Advocates for International Development
A4ID is a charity that empowers lawyers to use their skills to fight world poverty through pro bono and legal education services.
Bar Pro Bono Unit
The Bar Pro Bono Unit is a charity and clearing house which helps to find free pro bono legal assistance from volunteer barristers.
Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx)
CILEx is a professional association and clearing house which represents 20,000 trainee and practicing Chartered Legal Executives and provides registered persons general legal services.
Child Rights International Network
CRIN will often not have the resources to participate in court cases that involve children’s rights, so lawyers offer pro bono legal assistance in a large variety of legal matters.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Debevoise lawyers provide public services and pro bono legal services that range from landmark international and national litigations to representing low-income individuals in the communities in which they live and practice.
Law Centres Federation
The Law Centres Network supports a national network of law centres that work with vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society.
LawWorks
LawWorks is a charity that aims to provide free legal help for individuals and community groups who cannot afford to pay for it and who are unable to access legal aid.
Queen Mary, Universitiy of London, Legal Advice Centre
The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre provides free legal advice to members of the public, students and college staff.
The University of Edinburgh, School of Law, Free Legal Advice Centre
The Free Legal Advice Centre is run by University of Edinburgh law students for the benefit of people living in and around Edinburgh.
Trust Law
Trust Law works with law firms to provide general free legal assistance to NGOs and social entrepreneurs worldwide.
United States
Advocates for Children of New York
Promotes access to the best education New York can provide for ALL students, especially students of color and students from low-income backgrounds and promotes the protection of children.
American Bar Association
Various pro bono programs related to death penalty representation.
Central California Legal Services (CCLS)
Non-profit law firm that provides free general legal assistance to low income families and individuals in several counties of California.
Equal Justice Works
Offers general opportunities for law students and lawyers that provide the training and skills that enable them to provide effective representation to underserved communities and causes.
Greater Richmond Bar Foundation
Greater Richmond Bar Foundation is a clearing house that provides various pro bono programs.
International Bar Association (IBA)
The IBA is a clearing house that encourages lawyers, judges, law firms, bar associations, law schools, governmental and nongovernmental organizations to participate in pro bono legal service.
LawHelp.org
LawHelp.org provides referrals to local legal aid and public interest law offices
LawNY
Non-profit law firm that provides free general legal aid to people with civil legal problems in western New York.
Lawyers Alliance of New York
Network dedicated to expanding the availability of pro bono business legal services for nonprofits
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest is a clearing house that addresses the general legal needs of New York’s underrepresented communities.
Pro Bono Partnership
Provides free business and transactional legal services to nonprofit organizations and NGOs serving the disadvantaged or enhancing the quality of life in neighborhoods in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
The Legal Aid Society
Various pro bono projects and legal representation for low-income New Yorkers.
The Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG)
Global pro bono law firm that provides legal assistance to states and governments with the negotiation and implementation of peace agreements, the drafting of post-conflict constitutions, and the creation and operation of war crimes tribunals.
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Legal services for artists / arts professionals and members of the arts community.
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