From the Editor
Welcome to our Spring e-bulletin, which features seven articles covering a range of timely themes: pro bono services in the aftermath of disasters, crisis, and conflict; aggregating pro bono hours within firms and investing for maximum impact; leveraging pro bono services for organisations carrying out important charitable work and the Sustainable Development Goals; and understanding pro bono progress in modern Russia. Other countries featured include: Brazil, Columbia, Mexico and South Africa. These articles provide important insights to help legal professionals around the globe continue to deliver pro bono legal services effectively, efficiently and within the ethos of doing public good.

Enjoy reading!

Pamela Kovacs
International Development Law Organisation, The Hague
pkovacs@idlo.int 

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News:

Nominations for the IBA 2019 Pro Bono Award are now open. Please click here: https://www.ibanet.org/Committees/Divisions/Legal_Practice/Pro-Bono-Award.aspx to nominate before Sunday 9 June 2019

Featured Articles:

• Aggregating pro bono - a case study from South Africa
• Helping to achieve the sustainable development goals through pro bono services
• Pro bono in modern Russia
• Pro bono in the post conflict scenario - the Colombian experience
• Investing in pro bono – a case study from Brazil
• Pro bono in the face of natural disasters – the Mexican experience after the 2017 earthquakes
• Pro bono support in times of crisis – developing a response plan