What is Pro Bono?
Pro bono is the shortened term for “Pro bono Publico” which is a Latin phrase that means “for the good of the people”. In the law industry, it refers to legal services that are given at a reduced price or free of any charge for the public good. There are other people, though, who are not yet fully aware of this legal service. As such, here is a guide to help shed a light more about Pro Bono.
Pro bono is the shortened term for “Pro bono Publico” which is a Latin phrase that means “for the good of the people”. In the law industry, it refers to legal services that are given at a reduced price or free of any charge for the public good. There are other people, though, who are not yet fully aware of this legal service. As such, here is a guide to help shed a light more about Pro Bono.
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W H A T IS P R O<br />
BONO?
W H O R E C E IV E S<br />
PRO BONO<br />
LEGAL<br />
SERVICES?<br />
<strong>Pro</strong> bono services are offered<br />
to marginal<strong>is</strong>ed communities<br />
and underprivileged<br />
populations that are unable to<br />
afford a lawyer on their own<br />
due to the lack of income. <strong>Pro</strong><br />
bono criminal lawyers<br />
dedicate and offer their time<br />
without expecting any<br />
payment.
F A C T S A B O U T<br />
PRO BONO<br />
CRIMINAL<br />
LAWYERS<br />
A P R O B O N O LAWYER<br />
M UST AIM T O D O<br />
P U B L I C GOOD.<br />
A P R O B O N O<br />
CRIM INAL LAWYER<br />
A S S I S TS T H E I R<br />
C L I E N T I N<br />
O V E R T U R N I N G<br />
CONV ICTIONS.<br />
MO S T L A R G E L A W<br />
F I R MS A R E<br />
C O MM I TT E D T O<br />
P R O V I D I N G P R O<br />
BONO SERV ICES TO<br />
PEOPLE IN NEED.
A PRO BONO<br />
L A WYE R M U S T<br />
AIM TO DO<br />
PUBLIC GOOD.<br />
<strong>Pro</strong> <strong>Bono</strong> legal services have always<br />
been present in the Australian legal<br />
system. Lawyers are encouraged by<br />
the state to offer their services for<br />
the less fortunate and<br />
underprivileged citizens who cannot<br />
afford the price of seeking justice.
A P R O B O N O C R IM IN A L L A WYE R<br />
ASSISTS THEIR CLIENT IN<br />
OVERTURNING CONVICTIONS.<br />
The Innocence Network ex<strong>is</strong>ts in the<br />
law industry. Th<strong>is</strong> network <strong>is</strong><br />
composed of 69 organ<strong>is</strong>ations all<br />
over the world. These organ<strong>is</strong>ations<br />
offer pro bono legal services to<br />
individuals who are wrongly<br />
convicted and accused of committing<br />
crimes.
A P R O B O N O C R IM IN A L L A WYE R<br />
ASSISTS THEIR CLIENT IN<br />
OVERTURNING CONVICTIONS.<br />
<strong>Pro</strong> <strong>Bono</strong> criminal lawyers work with<br />
skilled investigators to review and<br />
check the evidence used to convict<br />
their clients and gather the<br />
necessary evidence to refute the<br />
original evidence.
MOST LARGE LAW FIRMS ARE<br />
C O MMITTE D T O P R O V ID IN G P R O<br />
BONO SERVICES TO PEOPLE IN<br />
NEED.<br />
There are large law firms in Sydney<br />
and throughout the country that<br />
genuinely care for the good of the<br />
public. Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> why they encourage<br />
their lawyers to offer pro bono<br />
services. cannot afford to pay.
MOST LARGE LAW FIRMS ARE<br />
C O MMITTE D T O P R O V ID IN G P R O<br />
BONO SERVICES TO PEOPLE IN<br />
NEED.<br />
Th<strong>is</strong> means that instead of taking on<br />
<strong>Pro</strong> <strong>Bono</strong> cases on their own, the<br />
lawyers receive <strong>Pro</strong> <strong>Bono</strong> cases<br />
through the firm. Th<strong>is</strong> provides the<br />
defence and resources that<br />
underprivileged individuals need but<br />
cannot afford to pay.
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