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PRO BONO “We strongly encourage our graduate trainees to get involved across the full range of our different pro bono and corporate social responsibility activities.” www.allenovery.com/careers Our extensive global pro bono and community affairs programme is an important part of who we are and an expression of the values on which we build our business. This is no less true in Hong Kong, where we dedicate significant resources and time to pro bono work and community-based projects. In 2010 and also in 2011, the firm was named Asian Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year by the leading independent publisher, International Financial Law Review. This pan-Asian award reflects the personal time, commitment and dedication of our staff throughout Asia to pro bono and volunteering work. The judges’ commented that Allen & Overy stood out above all other law firms for the comprehensive nature of our giving. In particular we were praised for our volunteering work where in the past 12 months we have actively supported over 20 charitable groups in their work for the disadvantaged, elderly and children. And in Hong Kong, we have received the Caring Company Award, which recognises and promotes good corporate citizenship, for nine consecutive years. We strongly encourage our graduate trainees to get involved across the full range of our different pro bono and corporate social responsibility activities for a number of reasons. The first is that, typically, they are the kind of people who are motivated to lend their talents and energy to such projects and we want to support them in this. We also recognise that some of the experiences and perspectives they gain through such work have an ancillary benefit to our firm, not least in the teamwork and sense of shared purpose that they foster. And, ultimately, as a firm of high achieving individuals we have a strong sense of both our capacity and our responsibility to effect positive change where we can. In addition to substantial donations to a variety of charities and other bodies, our pro bono legal projects include supporting: • Helpers for Domestic Helpers (HDH) – provides paralegal advice, counselling and guidance for foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong facing issues relating to employment, immigration and human rights. Allen & Overy staff volunteers help with the HDH Sunday rota – the day when most domestic staff are released from work – and the Litigation department delivers valuable support through a formal referral system. • International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children – Allen & Overy staff are helping to coordinate the establishment of an Asia Pacific Financial Coalition to fight commercial sexual exploitation of children over the internet. • Enlighten – works to improve the quality of life for people with epilepsy and their family members. Allen & Overy advised Enlighten on registering the charity in Hong Kong and provides ongoing legal support. • ADM – Allen & Overy has been advising this agricultural processing conglomerate on its charitable work promoting environmentally sustainable growth in South East Asia in a manner that is sensitive to local cultures, and alleviating child poverty. • The World Bank – Allen & Overy is one of the largest contributors to the Doing Business Project, which aims to identify through research the business regulations that best encourage economic growth. • Hong Kong Red Cross – we provide ad hoc assistance on legal aspects of its work, such as the recent development, sale and distribution of an updated first aid manual. We are also active in local volunteering projects that benefit the people in our immediate communities, including St Mary’s Home for the Aged, the Hans Andersen Club and Crossroads.
Volunteers from Allen & Overy Hong Kong for the Community Business ENGAGE Programme. Delivered Christmas gifts and hosted celebration for the children at the Guangzhou Orphanage. Painting day for the elderly home. Visit to St. Mary’s Home for the Aged Community Business Give and Gain Activity. Elderly visit to Asbury Methodist Social Service. 15.16 PRO BONO
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