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PILNET OFFERS PRO BONO/FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR NON-PROFITS

AWID - 26/09/2011

PILnet: the Global Network for Public Interest Law (formerly known as PILI), is an independent non-profit organization. For over five years PILnet has been developing pro bono (or volunteer) legal practices around the world. If your organization has unmet legal needs which could be taken by enthusiastic pro bono lawyers please get in touch with PILnet!

PILnet was established in 1997 at Columbia University in New York to promote the use of law as a tool to serve the interests of society rather than of those of the powerful few. PILnet inspires lawyers to serve the public interest, it strengthens the ability of civil society to help shape law and policy and enhances access to justice.
 
PILnet’s pro bono clearinghouse serves to bridge the gap between lawyers seeking opportunities to help and nonprofit organizations requiring assistance. PILnet leverages significant resources from more than 60 international and domestic law firms to assist non-profit groups and think tanks and to support the work of full-time public interest lawyers.
 
If your organization has unmet legal needs which could be taken by enthusiastic pro bono lawyers please get in touch with PILnet!
 
Examples of the types of pro bono assistance provided include:

  • Comparative legal research;
  • Legal drafting and commentary/critique;
  • Legal research and drafting of litigation documents, including applications, legal briefs and amicus curiae briefs;
  • Various technical legal assistance with organizational legal needs:
  • Transnational contractual issues, such as matters involving grant-making organizations, foreign consultants (contracts, liability), partner organizations, the EU, etc.
  • Intellectual property issues related to websites, publications, organizational logo and trade-marks.
  • International and domestic tax issues, financial/tax liability.
  • Any other legal assistance.

If your organization has unmet legal needs, please send an e-mail to Ms Kara Irwin at kirwin@pilnet.org or Mr. Tamas Barabas at tbarabas@pilnet.org, and PILnet will provide you with a comprehensive explanation of how they can help your work.

For further information, please visit PILnet