The Pro Bono Recognition List of England & Wales
The 2026 Pro Bono Recognition List of England & Wales has now been published and is available to view here.
Let us know if you have done 25 or more hours of pro bono work in 2026, and we will ensure that you are included on next year's Recognition List. Advocate is proud to be collecting submissions on behalf of the Bar, submit your name here.
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.
The 2026 Pro Bono Recognition List has seen a total of 5,550 individuals recognised, 700 of whom are barristers. We were proud to see a 13% increase in submissions from the Bar in 2026 since 2025. Entries to the Recognition List have increased by nearly 50% since the fist List in 2024, demonstrating that the profession's commitment to pro bono is not only widespread, but sustained.
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 the 2027 Pro Bono Recognition List.
Advocate is delighted to be collecting submissions on behalf of the Bar.
· Work can be undertaken through any pro bono scheme or pathway, including but not limited to work through Advocate. Individual barrister submissions can be submitted here.
· 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 recognitionlist@weareadvocate.org.uk before the deadline.
We know there is so much pro bono work happening at the Bar.
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.
The 2026 Pro Bono Recognition List:
Thank you, from all of us, for supporting access to justice.