Are you interested in offering your time?
We offer many different ways to volunteer with Advocate. If you are a barrister, you can sign up to become a panel member and take on cases. Or you can volunteer through one of our partner schemes or even become a mentor. If you are a student, we run casework programmes throughout the year with opportunities to get hands-on experience supporting people seeking help with their legal problems.
Taking on pro bono work with Advocate
Advocate's barristers offer their time, skills and expertise for free to those who need it most. Read more to find out how it works and sign up.
Join Collaborate, our new mentoring scheme
Advocate has launched a new mentoring scheme called Collaborate, which aims to match junior barristers who need help to take a case with senior barristers willing to guide them
Find out more about who Advocate works with and how
Advocate works in partnership with other specialist schemes so check here to find out what they are and how to get involved with them.
Useful guides for pro bono work
Advocate have co-produced a number of useful guides to support the Bar in taking on pro bono work, allowing you to make the most out of the opportunities available to support access to justice.
Pro Bono Costs
If you are acting on a case pro bono, you can apply for pro bono costs. Pro Bono costs are a great way to encourage fair litigation and support future pro bono work.
Bar in the Community - Volunteer Today
Bar in the Community offers barristers and chambers' professionals the opportunity to volunteer their professional skills to support the charities that need it most.