LEGAL ADVICE

ALMOST ALL ASPECTS OF THE CREATION AND OPERATION OF A VOLUNTARY SECTOR ORGANIZATION INCLUDE A LEGAL COMPONENT IN SOME WAY. FROM THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAW OF CHARITY TO THE LAW OF EMPLOYMENT, DATA PROTECTION, EQUALITY, TAX LEGISLATION, AND CONTRACTS

Free legal assistance for small Organizations

Law Works for not-for-profits

Law Works is a charity that links nonprofit organizations with pro bono attorneys in various areas of law. They offer:

One-off legal assistance; 

where a small non-profit organization (<£ 500k of income) needs legal advice online with a single legal problem, Law Works pairs the organization with a volunteer lawyer from its network of member law firms and internal legal teams that can advise on that matter.

The honorary legal advice UK plan; joins non-profit organizations with legal volunteers for long-term pro bono assistance. The "Honorary Counselor" will carry out a health check of the organization's main documents and will act as the first point of contact to obtain free initial advice when necessary. They receive requests from non-profit organizations that wish to have their own Honorary Council.

They also produce their Free talks; Short online videos about common legal problems faced by small non-profit organizations.

Trust Law Connect

Trust Law Connect is a pro bono legal service administered by the Reuters Foundation. Applications for legal support are evaluated individually, and if the charity meets the criteria of the program, it is compared to a legal signature.

IProbono

IProbono is a non-profit organization that provides voluntary organizations with full and free legal backing. Charities are asked to create an online profile that contains the basic details of the organization. Whenever pro bono free legal advice online is required, the organization can publish the details of the application online. The iProbono Programs Team analyzes the legal requirements and identifies appropriate legal professionals from its network of lawyers, lawyers, students, etc.