Pro Bono

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom Charles Russell Speechlys Full time

Location

London

Category

Contract type

Permanent - Full Time

Salary

Competitive

Working hours

Full time

**Pro Bono & Charities Associate**:
The Pro Bono & Charities Associate role will be permanent and full-time. You will work four days a week as part of the Pro Bono team and one day a week as part of the fee-earning Charity, Philanthropy and Not-for-Profit team.

Charles Russell Speechlys encourages and provides the latest technology to facilitate agile working.

The Pro Bono & Charities Associate will work closely with and report to our Senior Pro Bono Associate and Partner and Director of Responsible Business & Pro Bono. You will also work closely with Partner and Head of our Charity, Philanthropy and Not-for-Profit team. Other key relationships will include:

- Partners, Associates and Trainees across all the Firm’s business divisions and practice groups;
- The members of our fee-earning Charity, Philanthropy and Not for Profit team;
- The Senior and Managing Partners;
- Other members of the Responsible Business Team;
- The Business Development and Marketing & Communications teams.

**Roles and Responsibilities**
- Work alongside the Senior Pro Bono Associate, Pro Bono Paralegal and ESG/Pro Bono Trainee, on day-to-day management of the Firm’s growing and Award-winning pro bono practice across our UK and international offices;
- Ensuring high standards of compliance, client care and careful risk management;
- Reviewing and responding to requests and referrals for pro bono advice;
- Placing pro bono matters with suitably qualified lawyers;
- Managing relationships with relevant charity and non-profit legal advice centre project partners;
- Overseeing the training of lawyers at the firm for pro bono matters;
- Helping to manage relationships between pro bono lawyers and pro bono clients;
- Overseeing and managing the alignment of our Pro Bono Practice with our highly ranked fee-earning Charity, Philanthropy and Not-for-Profit practice to ensure a close working relationship, including:

- Supporting business development activities which are aligning the fee-earning Charity, Philanthropy and Not-for-Profit practice with the Pro Bono practice;
- Ensuring that pro bono is correctly targeted and identifying/referring opportunities for both types of work;
- Supporting joined up knowledge and thought leadership projects.
- Advise on pro bono matters, as appropriate;
- Build strong relationships with firmwide network of Pro Bono Champions, supporting them to facilitate and increase participation;
- Produce clear, creative and engaging internal communications to promote pro bono activities across the Firm.
- Raise the profile of our Pro Bono practice and the fee earning Charity, Philanthropy and Not-for-Profit practice externally including through working with the Marketing & Communications Team and the Partner and Head of our Charity, Philanthropy and Not-for-Profit team to produce high quality external communications; preparing submissions for relevant industry awards; working with the Firm’s HR, Graduate Recruitment and Early Talent teams to raise the profile with CRS alumni, potential recruits and other key external audiences;
- Support the monitoring and evaluation of the pro bono practice and of particular pro bono projects;
- Assist with the Firm’s submissions to external surveys and indices;
- Represent the Firm at external meetings and events relating to pro bono;
- Comply with all relevant legal and regulatory obligations including the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Standards and Regulations, and Principles.

**Skills and experience**
- A skilled, creative and passionate lawyer, with at least 5+ years PQE;
- Expertise in Charities law essential;
- Experience working on pro bono projects in a commercial law firm and/or working for an organisation providing legal aid, pro bono legal advice or pro bono clearing house services essential;
- Experience managing pro bono programmes within a commercial law firm context desirable;
- Experience working collaboratively with a diverse range of people and organisations;
- Experience producing reports and analysing data. Person specification
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and experience presenting to diverse audiences;
- Ability to perform consistently to a high standard in a fast-paced environment;
- Excellent IT skills including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.

**Competencies**
- Client service;
- Integrity and respect
- Interpersonal skills;
- Inclusive
- Delivery focus
- Driving high standards
- Judgement & decision making
- Commercial mindset
- Client-centric
- Responsible Business

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