Pro bono & community

We’re committed to giving back to our communities by doing work for the public good.

At Hall & Wilcox, we believe access to justice should not depend on someone's circumstances. Through our national Pro Bono & Community practice, we work with individuals, charities, community legal centres and not-for-profit organisations to help improve barriers to justice and create positive social change. 

Our work spans individual legal assistance, strategic litigation, law reform and long-term partnerships with community organisations. Together, we help protect the rights of people who may otherwise struggle to access legal support, creating meaningful outcomes for individuals and making a lasting difference in our communities. 

We are a signatory to the National Pro Bono Target, committing to undertake at least 35 hours per lawyer per year of pro bono work, reflecting our long-standing investment in providing legal assistance where it is needed most and supporting organisations working to improve access to justice across Australia. 

For more than 10 years, our Pro Bono & Community practice has stood alongside individuals, charities and community organisations when they have needed legal support the most – including those who have had nowhere else to turn.

Over that time, our people have dedicated nearly 160,000 hours of pro bono legal assistance, helping to improve access to justice and creating meaningful, lasting impact in the communities we serve.

Partner and Head of Pro Bono & Community Nathan Kennedy reflects on the past decade of practice, sharing why its success has never been measured by recognition, but by the meaningful difference it has made in people's lives.

Strong partnerships are central our our Pro Bono & Community practice. We work with community legal centres, charities, referral organisations and advocacy groups across Australia to support individuals and organisations who may otherwise be unable to access legal assistance. 

Some of the organisations we've worked with include: