The Joint National Pro Bono Conference 2009 took place on 9^th November in London and 10^th November in Manchester. Organised by the Bar Pro Bono Unit, LawWorks and ILEX Pro Bono Forum, the event was well attended and we were delighted with the positive feedback.

This year saw a wide variety of themes explored and workshops included:

·         The Economic Downturn – Impact on Pro Bono

·         Difficult Conversations: Pro bono challenges in immigration and asylum

·         Professional Bodies + Pro Bono = the Perfect Profession?

·         Casting the net wider: national and regional development

·         Wider horizons: international pro bono

·         Prevention is better than cure: Public Legal Education in the recession

·         Innovation and professional skills “do something different”

·         Credit Crunch Victims: Redundancy and Repossession

·         Vulnerable clients and the psychology of advice seeking: lawyers moving outside their comfort zone

·         Standing alone: pro bono support for the litigant in person

Click here for the final conference programme.