Barristers' stories
Simon Miller - Pro Bono Barrister and Dads House volunteer story
Simon Miller, barrister at Harcourt Chambers, volunteers at Dads House Family Law Clinic, who won the Pro Bono & Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year Award in the 2024 Bar Pro Bono Awards. Simon has shared more with us about the pro bono work he does at the clinic, and the advice he gives to aspiring lawyers.
Jake Rudman - 2024 Joint Junior Pro Bono Barrister of the Year story
Jake Rudman of Hatton Chambers was one of our joint winners for the 2024 Junior Pro Bono Barrister of the Year Award, alongside Jennifer MacLeod of Brick Court Chambers. Jake was nominated for his extensive involvement in a long-running defamation and harassment case since early 2020. Jake has shared more with us about his inspiring pro bono journey.
Samantha Hillas KC - 2024 KC of the Year story
Samantha Hillas KC of St John’s Buildings in Manchester won the 2024 Pro Bono KC of the Year award. She has taken the time share with us on what the importance of ‘accessing’ justice means to her, speaking from her wide-ranging experience in helping pro bono clients, and how pro bono work supported her in becoming a silk.
Lucas Nacif's story
Lucas Nacif of Farore Law, who was shortlisted in the 2024 Bar Pro Bono Awards, reflects on his dedicated pro bono practice, encouraging other "baby" juniors to take the leap and volunteer. He also reflects on his experience of taking on pro bono work as an Employed Barrister.
Robin Pickard - Young barrister story
Robin is a young barrister who undertook a remarkable 50+ hours of pro bono work in 2023. Below, Robin shares more about his experience taking on pro bono work in employment law, one of Advocate’s busiest areas requiring assistance, sharing the advice he would give to other pupils and young barristers looking to do the same.
Rajkiran Barhey and Lucy McCann - Working on a 'David and Goliath' planning law case as a team
Rajkiran and Lucy share how working on this case as a team allowed them to deepen their knowledge of planning and environmental law, reflecting on the rewards of working on pro bono cases such as this where there is a stark inequality of arms.
