The Pro Bono Recognition List of England & Wales
The Pro Bono Recognition List of England and Wales is running for its second year!
Published annually, the Recognition List seeks to celebrate barristers and solicitors who have given 25+ hours of pro bono work in the previous calendar year. This is to recognise the commitment to access to justice happening across the legal profession.
The Recognition List was set up under the aegis of the Attorney General’s Pro Bono Committee, with support from the Bar Council, the Law Society, Advocate and all the major pro bono organisations. The Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, is the Patron of the Pro Bono Recognition List.
In its inaugural year, 483 barristers appeared on the Pro Bono Recognition List, meaning at least 12,000 pro bono hours were undertaken by barristers in 2023. The 2024 Recognition List can be viewed here.
This is an incredible contribution, and we know that there is even more pro bono work happening at the Bar. We would love to see even more barristers submitting their names to subsequent Recognition Lists.
Advocate is delighted to be collecting submissions on behalf of the Bar.
· If you have completed 25+ hours of pro bono work in 2024 and would like to appear on the 2025 Pro Bono Recognition List, please submit your name here.
· Work can be undertaken through any pro bono scheme or pathway, including but not limited to work through Advocate.
· Alternatively, chambers can make a bulk submission on behalf of all its members and send it to Advocate before the deadline. Bulk submissions can be made using a downloaded copy of this form, and sent to recognition@weareadvocate.org.uk before the deadline.
The deadline for submissions for the 2025 Recognition List is Friday 7th March 2025.
We know there is so much pro bono work happening at the Bar. Let’s make sure that the 2025 Recognition List reflects this - submit your name to the 2025 List here.
If you did not manage to complete 25+ hours of pro bono work in 2024, you can aim to do so in 2025 to appear on the 2026 Pro Bono Recognition List. If you have already completed 25+ hours of pro bono work in 2025 and would like to appear on the 2026 Pro Bono Recognition List, submit your name here.
Further details:
- For further enquiries about the Pro Bono Recognition List of England and Wales, see the website and FAQ section here, or email any questions to recognition@weareadvocate.org.uk.
Thank you, from all of us, for supporting access to justice.