Pro Bono In Other Jurisdictions

International Bar Association – International Pro Bono
www.internationalprobono.com
The International Bar Association's International Pro Bono website is a tool to bring together the global community of legal professionals of every level who are involved in pro bono legal work on a local and on an international scale.  The website provides a list of resources to assist legal professionals in carrying out exciting projects, a calendar of events, news reports and e-mail discussion lists pertaining to pro bono practice and projects. 

National Pro Bono Resource Centre – Australia
www.nationalprobono.org.au
The National Pro Bono Resource Centre is an independent, non-profit organization that promotes pro bono legal services throughout Australia.  The NPBRC works with the legal profession and community organizations to provide high quality pro bono legal services to clients and groups most in need of assistance.

Pro Bono Law Alberta

www.pbla.ca

Pro Bono Law Alberta (PBLA) promotes access to justice in Alberta by creating and promoting opportunities for lawyers to provide pro bono (free) legal services to persons of limited means.  PBLA was formed as the legacy project in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Law Society of Alberta.

The PBLA website provides information about PBLA, lists pro bono programs available in Alberta, and highlights PBLA's ongoing efforts to promote opportunities for pro bono legal services in Alberta.

Pro Bono Law Ontario
www.pblo.org
PBLO provides a coordinated approach to the delivery of pro bono legal services in Ontario.  PBLO works to promote a pro bono culture, develop the pro bono capacity of the private bar, eliminate barriers to participation, and develop pro bono projects that address unmet legal needs in urban and rural communities across Ontario.  

ProBono.Net – Australia
www.probono.net/au
ProBono.Net Australia supports information exchange between pro bono lawyers, community organization staff and others providing free legal services. 

ProBono.Net – New York
www.probono.net
Probono.net is an online resource for lawyers, law professors, law students and advocates interested in providing pro bono legal services in the state of New York.  The site provides online support and resources to its members, including news, a calendar of events, volunteer opportunities, member-driven listservs, and online libraries of training manuals, model pleadings, and other practice materials. 

Solicitors’ Pro Bono Group – UK
www.lawworks.org.uk
The Solicitors Pro Bono Group (SPBG) is a small independent charity with a mission to support, promote and encourage a commitment to pro bono legal service among solicitors in England and Wales.  

Supporting Justice – A Report on the Pro Bono Work of America’s Lawyers
www.abanet.org/legalservices/probono/report.pdf
August 2005 report on a survey conducted by the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service.