Legal Response Initiative Internship
The Legal Response Initiative (LRI) is an innovative, award-winning, pro bono initiative that provides legal advice and legal capacity-building services in relation to the UN climate change negotiations. They are looking for a LRI co-ordinator intern, who will jointly coordinate and run the LRI (for 3 months’ minimum), alongside an existing intern and under the guidance of the four directors and the Advisory Committee. For further information and to apply click here.
Newham Monitoring Project - volunteers sought
Newham Monitoring Project is a community based anti-racist organisation based in East London. They are looking for volunteers interested in human rights, criminal and discrimination law. This is an on-going volunteering scheme.
For more information click here.
Community Links -Trainee volunteer paralegal
A charity based in the East End of London, which provides advice to the public on welfare benefits, housing, debt, employment law and consumer issues. They are offering the chance to train as a paralegal, initially assisting clients with filling in the correct legal forms, and then, when sufficiently trained, helping prepare and advocate cases in the Social Security Tribunal. This volunteering scheme is on-going.
For more information see here 
For the Application Form click here
Internships/volunteering opportunities with IARS
The Independent and Academic Research Studies organisation is offering a number of part time opportunities to young people aged 16-25.
Roles include: Newsletter Journalists, Youth Advisors for the Criminal Justice Group, Youth Voice Journalists, Researcher, Advocacy, and Film Maker.
The hours vary from 2-5 hours, and opportunities are based in Vauxhall and across London. Recruitment for most positions is on-going.For more information and a detailed desription of each opportunity please click here and here.
South West London Law Centres - Voluntary Work
South West London Law Centres are currently looking to recruit volunteers to assist in a number of roles, including administration assistant, receptionist, advisor and casework assistant.
This voulnteering scheme is still on-going until positions are filled.
For more information on how to apply please click here.
Citizens Advice - Volunteers
Citizens Advice are looking for volunteers based in Wales to be trained as assessors on their new telephone advice line. This role will provide you with invaluable training and experience.
This volunteering scheme is on-going. 
For more information on how to apply please click here.
- The Bar Pro Bono Unit: Little Pain, All Gain (an interview with Philip Brook Smith QC)
- Learning First Hand from Legal Experts (Andrew Hillier on Discrimination Advice Mentoring Project)
- Pro Bono and the Road to Success (Natalia Rymaszewska on how you can get involved)
- City Lawyers May Be Called Upon to Do More Free Work (Jon Robins in City A.M.)
- Mediation: Relationship Counselling for the Consumer (Rebecca Hilsenrath from LawWorks speaks to Watchdog)
... if you have any suggestions as to items to be added here please email them to kuki@barprobono.org.uk