ProBono.Org is a non profit organisation. It provides the following services:
- Consultations with individuals or groups who cannot afford commercial legal fees and who have matters which
are in the public interest
- Referrals of public interest matters with good merits to law firms in line with their expertise and/or interest
- Referrals to relevant institutions should the matters not be suitable for legal resolution
- Maintains working relationship with the Johannesburg Bar Council
- Maintains working relationships with a range of NGO's active in different areas of public interest work
- Arranges training / workshops / seminars on relevant public interest topics for either NGO's or law firms
- Publicises positive impact of pro bono legal assistance
- Tracks developments in public interest jurisprudence
- Alerts NGO's and law firms of developments in public interest jurisprudence
- Facilitates collaborations with public interest law research facilities
- Facilitates collaborations between law firms and public law organisations and / or NGO's
- Accesses support from foreign and international pro bono entities
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