2025 Access to Justice Exchange
Pro Bono Week Workshop
by Pro Bono Week Collaboration Network
2 October 2025
Pro Bono Week Collaboration Network is an international initiative that aims to support jurisdictions around the world to arrange a day, week or month to celebrate and support legal pro bono, and to share ideas for events and communications that can also be used through the year to encourage pro bono.
In addition to highlighting successes in other jurisdictions, this workshop will include a series of interactive sessions dedicated to sharing and discussing challenges/solutions in existing pro bono weeks, the business benefits of pro bono, and a guided walk through of setting up a pro bono week and events
Date: 2 October 2025
Venue: The Corporate Hotel & Convention Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Join this interactive workshop full of fun icebreakers and exciting sessions, including:
- Presentations of examples of pro bono week around the globe,
- Breakout sessions to share ideas of how comms and events can encourage your legal profession to volunteer,
- Learn about fundraising walks to raise money for non-profits.
Registration:
TBA
Workshop Agenda
| Time | Workshop Session |
|---|---|
| 8:30 (60 min) | Networking and Registration |
| 9:30 (30 min) | Icebreaker: Present your neighbour and their pro bono project |
| 10:00 (60 min) | Presentations: Pro bono weeks around the globe |
| 11:00 (15 min) | Coffee Break |
| 11:15 (60 min) | Breakouts: Best practices for outcome-led and collaborative planning |
| 12:15 (60 min) | Lunch (Taste of Mongolia) |
| 13:15 (15 min) | Icebreaker: Pro bono networking passport |
| 13:30 (60 min) | Breakouts: Information exchange of comms strategies to celebrate pro bono |
| 14:30 (15 min) | Coffee Break and international sweets |
| 14:45 (60 min) | Breakouts: Insights into organising events to support pro bono |
| 15:45 (15 min) | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 (30 min) | Showcase: Walks for justice to mobilise funds for legal advice |
| 16:30 (30 min) | Wrap up: Participants’ Key Takeaways, and Launch of Website |
Feel free to check out our website for more information: probonoweekcollaboration.org
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Pro Bono Week Collaboration is an international initiative that aims to support jurisdictions around the world to arrange a day, week or month to celebrate and support legal pro bono, and to share ideas for events and communications that can also be used through the year to encourage pro bono.
In addition to highlighting successes in other jurisdictions, this workshop will include a series of interactive sessions dedicated to sharing and discussing challenges/solutions in existing pro bono weeks, the business benefits of pro bono, and a guided walk through of setting up a pro bono week and events
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The Professional Responsibilities and Legal Ethics in Business Law Practices Workshop
Pro Bono Week Collaboration is an international initiative that aims to support jurisdictions around the world to arrange a day, week or month to celebrate and support legal pro bono, and to share ideas for events and communications that can also be used through the year to encourage pro bono.
In addition to highlighting successes in other jurisdictions, this workshop will include a series of interactive sessions dedicated to sharing and discussing challenges/solutions in existing pro bono weeks, the business benefits of pro bono, and a guided walk through of setting up a pro bono week and events
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Pro Bono Week Collaboration Network is an international initiative that aims to support jurisdictions around the world to arrange a day, week or month to celebrate and support legal pro bono, and to share ideas for events and communications that can also be used through the year to encourage pro bono.
In addition to highlighting successes in other jurisdictions, this workshop will include a series of interactive sessions dedicated to sharing and discussing challenges/solutions in existing pro bono weeks, the business benefits of pro bono, and a guided walk through of setting up a pro bono week and events
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The workshop aims to strengthen and achieve access to justice through providing an understanding of CLE, its goals, best practices for supervision, and a practical road map of how CLE helps to achieve and strengthen Access to Justice. The workshop will also raise awareness about lack of access to justice for marginalized and vulnerable persons and the need of CLE
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- The workshop aims to raise awareness about the crucial role of bar associations and law societies in promoting and facilitating pro bono legal services in Asia. It will highlight successful case studies and best practices from the region, provide practical guidance on engaging and supporting legal professionals in pro bono work, and encourage collaboration to enhance pro bono support across Asia.