About us Contact INDUSTRIES PRACTICE AREAS INSIGHTS PEOPLE LOCATIONS NEWS CAREERS Home › About Us › Corporate responsibility, pro bono and community Share Market perception and recognition Awards Corporate responsibility, pro bono and community Diversity and inclusion Corporate responsibility, pro bono and community At Herbert Smith Freehills our focus is on using our expertise and leadership to increase access to justice and opportunity for the benefit of local and global communities. At the core of Herbert Smith Freehills approach is a long-standing and proud tradition of providing pro bono legal services and advocacy. This commitment to pro bono legal services for members of the public has developed into a broader program of volunteering and charitable giving that involves a much wider range of people from across this firm. Our drivers are impact in the community and firm-wide engagement. Last year our contribution, including the value of time, financial and in-kind support, was approximately US$15.6 million, as well as over 50,000 hours of pro bono legal advice. Our contribution has been recognised in numerous legal profession and business awards including: Law and Justice Pro Bono Partnership Award 2012 – presented to Herbert Smith Freehills and Kingsford Legal Centre for our 20 year secondment partnership CareerTrackers Trailblazer Award 2012 – presented to Herbert Smith Freehills for its leadership in providing pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander law students The Lawyer HR Awards 2009 and 2011 for Best Corporate Responsibility Initiative The Lawyer Awards 2011 for Pro Bono Team of the Year (in collaboration with two other law firms) Law and Justice Pro Bono Partnership Award 2011 for the Sexual Assault Communication Privilege (SACP) Project - a collaboration between Herbert Smith Freehills, Blake Dawson, Clayton Utz, NSW Women’s Legal Service, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the NSW Bar Association Providing pro bono legal work We provide pro bono legal services to members of the public through legal centres, community centres and shelters for homeless people. We also sponsor legal clinics in association with law faculties. Our advocacy work ranges from first tier tribunals to the higher courts on a variety of issues including human rights cases and death row appeals. Promoting sustainable development We provide pro bono legal services to non-governmental organisations operating in the field of international development with a specific focus on helping them to meet the UN Millennium Development Goals. We support rule of law initiatives and contribute to the curriculum at law schools in India, and lead training programs on behalf of local bar associations in African and South East Asian countries. Building community Herbert Smith Freehills provides financial and in-kind support to community partners with a focus on those organisations that promote access to justice and opportunity, including our priority areas of human rights, homelessness, disability, health, education, international development and humanitarian relief. Reducing our environmental impact We are committed to reducing our environmental impact. This includes targets for reducing energy and carbon, food waste and increasing recycling in our offices around the world as well as encouraging more environmentally friendly travel options. For more information please email: London or Sydney. USEFUL INFORMATION People About us Industries Practice areas News Insights Audio and video Legal and regulatory KEEP IN TOUCH Alumni Blogs Careers Contact us Corporate responsibility Diversity UK graduate recruitment STAY CONNECTED Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Youtube © Herbert Smith Freehills LLP 2014 Sitemap Accessibility Legal and regulatory Privacy policy Cookie policy Data rooms