Insights into Community-based legal practice and Legal Volunteering (Pro Bono) with the Brunel Legal Advice Clinic
While the most visible law firms are often the big City firms who recruit a high volume of trainees, there are many thousands of solicitors doing valued and valuable work at supporting individuals in their local communities, whether at a local ("High Street") law firm or Law Centres or Pro Bono Clinics, such as the Brunel Legal Advice Clinic. O
In this talk Anjali Kemwal, the Pro Bono Director at Brunel, will share her insights into the benefits and realities of community-based practice and offer guidance on how students can get started in building their careers in a local community setting.
As an experienced pro bono lawyer working across student pro bono projects in two universities over 10 years, Anjali will point out the benefits of pro bono on your CV and why it’s essential for your job search.
One of the consistent messages all law students receive is the importance of gaining practical legal work experience and many students are unaware that Brunel Law School has its own "Pro Bono" Legal Advice Clinic supporting members of the local community across a range of legal challenges and offering Law Students the opportinity to develop practical legal skills and experience through legal volunteering ("Pro Bono")
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Aspiring solicitors and barristers Undergraduate and Postgraduate law studentsAims & Objectives
Deepen your understanding of the realities of supporting 'applicant' clients in the local community and what legal volunteering "pro bono" involves and why it is regarded so highly by all legal employers and especially those community-based legal practices
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