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Services:

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