Pro Bono Week returns 3rd to 7th November 2025, and the national organising team are looking for undergraduate and postgraduate law students from all UK institutions to join Pro Bono Week’s Student Council for 2025.

Pro Bono Week is an opportunity to celebrate and discuss the important contribution that the legal profession makes in providing free legal help to those in need. It involves events at legal societies, law firms, chambers, corporations, law schools and Parliament. For more information including the 2025 themes visit the PBW website.

Members of the Council act as Rapporteurs for online or in-person events, meeting the participants and taking notes of the discussions. This is an important role to ensure that the discussions are recorded, enabling a report to be compiled on the state of and challenges seen in the pro bono sector. See last year’s report on Pro Bono Week 2024 – which credits last year’s students.

The Council will be invited to join a planning meeting online on Thursday 23rd October 5:00-6:00pm, and then to attend and report at Pro Bono Week events. Please note, it is important that our volunteers are flexible during Pro Bono Week as events take place at various points on each day.

In addition to acting as Rapporteurs, members are welcome to organise student-led events at their institution (if so, they would normally liaise with their institution’s pro bono coordinator or relevant staff member).

Want to apply?

The deadline is Monday 13th October at 5.30pm. Applicants should email a paragraph explaining why they would like to join the Council to Toby Brown (Chair of Pro Bono Week 2025 Committee) using the email address, info@probonoweek.org.uk with subject line: “Student Pro Bono Week Council”, copied to their pro bono lead (at City this is LawIRL@citystgeorges.ac.uk).