📣 New #BarInTheCommunity opportunities! 1. Emmaus UK Trustee: lnkd.in/efbrEbjQ 2. @advicenow.bsky.social Treasurer with legal experience: lnkd.in/enbezGVV 3. Harrow Cycle Hub Trustee: lnkd.in/ex64emZN ⚡ Found out more about BIC: bit.ly/BICVol

📣 Want to make a pro bono impact before the year ends? Complete 25 hours to appear on the 2026 #ProBonoRecognitionList of England & Wales. Already reached the 25 hour mark? Make sure to add your name: bit.ly/3UirYt5 Need hours? Find pro bono opportunities with Advocate: bit.ly/VolAdvoc8

🔎 Pro Bono Week 2025: Our Week of Pro Bono in Action One of our busiest weeks yet - 26 events across the country, new collaborations, inspiring stories and even our first comedy night. ⚡ Read more: bit.ly/PBinAction25 Thank you to everyone supporting pro bono this year. #ProBonoWeek #WeDoProBono

Nominations are now OPEN for the 2026 Bar Pro Bono Awards! 🏆🌟 As Advocate marks 30 years of supporting access to justice, we’re celebrating the Bar’s incredible pro bono contributions across 9 award categories. 🗓️ Deadline: 30th Jan 2026 Nominate now ➡️ bit.ly/BarProBonoAwards #BarProBonoAwards

📣 Pro Bono Week 2025 has finally arrived! 🎉 This year’s theme is ‘Pro Bono in Action’. Stay tuned to our LinkedIn page for all the latest updates & stories throughout the week: linkedin.com/company/wear... Join in online with the hashtags #ProBonoWeek & #WeDoProBono @probonoweekuk.bsky.social

We are so excited that DUO MELUS of City Music Foundation will be performing at our Christmas Carol Concert held with @lawworks.bsky.social! The pair are known for their new repertoire and innovative performing.🎄🎶 Don’t miss out! Some tickets are still available to purchase ➡️ bit.ly/Carols25

✨CAROLS FOR PRO BONO✨  A shout-out to Harbour Underwriting for kindly sponsoring our Christmas Carol Concert held with @lawworks.bsky.social for another year! 🌟  Don’t miss out on this festive highlight in the calendar! Purchase your tickets now ➡️ bit.ly/Carols25

THANK YOU to 3 more #PupilPledge completers for making a tangible difference to people in urgent need of pro bono help! 🎉 Rossen Roussanov - @landmarkch.bsky.social Michael Ruddick - Crown Prosecution Service Laura Naomi Bramall - Serjeants Inn Find out more & get involved: bit.ly/PupilPledge25

✨ HEADLINE SPONSOR ✨ We are thrilled that Hewetson & Co are our headline sponsor for our Carol Concert held with @lawworks.bsky.social on 16 December, helping us continue to meet the growing need for pro bono legal support. 🌟 Join us for this Christmas celebration ⬇️ bit.ly/Carols25

✨CAROLS FOR PRO BONO ✨ Join Advocate & @lawworks.bsky.social on 16 Dec at Temple Church London for an evening of festive music, celebration & support for pro bono.🎄 “A wonderful event... becoming a lovely Christmas tradition!” Tickets: bit.ly/Carols25 #CarolsForProBono

📣 @probonoweekuk.bsky.social is just 3 weeks away! Young lawyers - join us on 4 Nov at Macfarlanes LLP for an evening on how pro bono can shape your legal career. Listen to an inspiring panel, learn practical tips & network over drinks and canapes. RSVP here: bit.ly/YLE2025 #ProBonoWeek

✨ SPECIAL GUEST ✨ We're delighted that actor NEIL STUKE - best known for playing Billy Lamb in the BBC legal drama Silk - will be joining us as a guest reader at the Advocate & @lawworks.bsky.social Carol Concert on Tuesday 16 December! 🎄🎶 Purchase your tickets➡️ bit.ly/Carols25

🔎 Bridging the justice gap on the Western Circuit: Helen Moizer of No.18 Chambers has made pro bono central to her practice since taking the Advocate Pupil Pledge. From EAT cases to regional committee work, she’s helping ensure local access to justice. Read on: bit.ly/HelenWestern

🚶‍♀️ Our Northern Circuit caseworker, Chloe, had a great time representing Advocate at the Manchester Legal Walk! Over £2,600 was raised to support free legal advice services - thank you to everyone who participated! Donate here: www.justgiving.com/page/mcrlega... #LegalWalk #AccessToJustice

✨ SPECIAL GUEST ✨  We are delighted that film & TV actress RACHAEL STIRLING will be joining us as one of our guest readers at the Advocate & @lawworks.bsky.social Carol Concert taking place on Tuesday 16 December! 🎄🎶  Tickets are selling fast! Purchase yours today ➡️ bit.ly/Carols25

Pro Bono Week is 4 weeks away! Join us for Young Lawyers: The Impact of Pro Bono on 4 Nov at Macfarlanes LLP (6–8:30pm). Hear from a great panel, network & learn how pro bono work can shape your legal career. RSVP here: bit.ly/YLE2025 #ProBonoWeek

As we start the new legal year, we are delighted to shout-out more Pupil Pledge completers! 🎉 Zoe Leigh Bushby, Magdalen Chambers Zara Yusuf, @threestonechambers.bsky.social If you are a pupil in your 2nd six, join them in making a difference through the Pupil Pledge! ➡️ bit.ly/PupilPledge25

📢 As a new legal year commences, why not make a commitment to take on some pro bono work? If you complete 25 hours or more pro bono work in this calendar year, you can appear on the next #ProBonoRecognitionList of England & Wales! 🌟 Find out more➡️ bit.ly/3UirYt5

📢 BIC opportunities for barristers and chambers professionals! Three ways to use your legal expertise for good: 1️⃣ Chair/Trustee – @nsunnews.bsky.social 2️⃣ Speaker – Education Training Foundation 3️⃣ Trustee – @thrombosisuk.bsky.social 🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/BICVol #LegalVolunteering

✨ CAROLS FOR PRO BONO ✨ We are honored that the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill will be joining us for a third year as a reader at our annual Christmas Carol Concert held with @lawworks.bsky.social. Join us at Temple Church London on 16 December!🎄 ➡️https://bit.ly/Carols25

📣 Calling all young lawyers! Join Advocate for a Pro Bono Week event on 4 Nov! Hear from peers, get tips, and learn how to fit pro bono into your practice. 📍Macfarlanes, London ⏰ 6-8:30pm 🔗 Find out more & sign up here ➡️ bit.ly/YLE2025

✨ CAROLS FOR PRO BONO ✨ Tickets are now on sale for our eighth annual Christmas Carol Concert! Join us & @lawworks.bsky.social for an unmissable night of festive cheer at Temple Church London on 16 December.🎄 Find out more & purchase your tickets! ⬇️ bit.ly/Carols25 #Carols4ProBono

Advocate are thrilled to see part 2 of the coverage of our winners of this year's Bar Pro Bono Awards in Counsel Magazine! 📰 🔎 Hear from Junior Pro Bono Barrister of the Year Jesse Crozier, & Pro Bono Chambers' Professional of the Year Siobhan Samuel ⬇️ bit.ly/counsel25pt2

A huge thanks to these brilliant pupil barristers for completing the Advocate #PupilPledge 🎉⬇️ Grace Kikelomo A. (4-5 Gray's Inn Square_ Jack Bickerton (@cobdenhouse.bsky.social) Isabell Agerback (Blackstone Chambers) Your pro bono contributions make a real difference. 👏

📣 Bar In The Community has 3 exciting new roles available: 1️⃣ Speaker for Legal T Level - @et-foundation.bsky.social (Deadline: 31 Oct) 2️⃣ Trustee - @gwaac.bsky.social (Deadline: 6 Oct) 3️⃣ Trustee - @citadvicewirral.bsky.social (Deadline: 22 Sept) Find out more & apply now ➡️ bit.ly/BICopps

📣 #PMShoutout to Jack Bickerton of @cobdenhouse.bsky.social for representing our applicant, the mother of a child concerned in child arrangement proceedings. The mother applied to Advocate following the father retaining the child and refusing her access. (Continued below).

We are absolutely thrilled that South Square Chambers has become a PLATINUM Pro Bono Patron again for 2025! ✨ A huge thank you for extending your support for us in this way as requests for pro bono help show no signs of slowing. 🔗 Find out more about our #ProBonoPatrons: bit.ly/Advoc8Patron

🔎 Did you know only 15% of adults in Yorkshire volunteered formally each month last year? If you’re based in Yorkshire, here are two brilliant volunteer trustee roles via #BarInTheCommunity: 1) ‪@Ageukleeds.bsky.social ‬: bit.ly/AgeLeeds 2) @resolutesupport.bsky.social : bit.ly/3DxceNn

THANK YOU to the following pupil barristers for showing their impressive commitment to access to justice by undertaking the Advocate #PupilPledge! 🎉 Leo Kirby, @1crownofficerow.bsky.social Emma Meadows, 30 Park Place Natasha Otero, Nine Chambers ⚡Find out more: bit.ly/PupilPledge25

📣#PMShoutout to Natalie Nguyen of @moncktonchambers.bsky.social for assisting our applicant, a Turkish national, who had been refused asylum in 2024. Our applicant felt he had not been listened to by the interpreter and Home Office caseworker and lodged an appeal. (Continued below).

Delighted to have Falcon Chambers join us for another year as a SILVER Pro Bono Patron for 2025! 🎉 Thank you for extending your support for our work in this way - #ProBonoPatrons are vital for connecting supply with demand for pro bono support. Find out more: bit.ly/Advoc8Patron

Thrilled to share that The Commercial Bar Association are joining us as a SILVER Pro Bono Patron for 2025! Thank you for your continued generosity as demand for pro bono help through our service continues to increase. 🎉 🔗 Find out more about our #ProBonoPatron scheme: bit.ly/Advoc8Patron

A shout-out to the below pupils who have just completed the Pupil Pledge! 🎉 John Yap – 3 Verulam Buildings Sophie Lamb - St Paul's Chambers Jeffrey Chu - ‪@ftbchambers.bsky.social Thank you for incorporating pro bono work into your practice. 👏 #PupilPledge

📢 Bar in the Community opportunities! This week we have 3 #TrusteeOpportunities available through #BarintheCommunity for legal professionals passionate about disability advocacy ⬇️ 1. Autistic Girls Network: bit.ly/4572eFF 2. Action Duchenne: bit.ly/4osYhT8 3. Special Olympics GB: bit.ly/45HF9cI

Excellent to see the 1st series of the 2025 #BarProBonoAwards winners' stories in this August's edition of Counsel Magazine, introducing Iona Gallagher of New Court Chambers, Edward Fitzgerald KC @doughtystreet.bsky.social, @adamwagner1.bsky.social & Da'aro Youth Project.🌟 Read on: lnkd.in/eACRkjBv

👻 Ever dreamed of being a trustee of a haunted house? West Horsley Place Trust (aka the BBC’s Ghosts house) is looking for trustees with a legal background. 📍6-8 hours a month, hybrid 🔗Apply now through #BarInTheCommunity: bit.ly/4kWDzbx

As the Trinity term comes to an end, Advocate want to thank all those at the Bar who have taken on pro bono work with us so far this year. Thank you for all your dedication and we wish you a wonderful summer break!

Shout-out to the below pupil barristers for making a commitment to pro bono work during their second six by completing the #PupilPledge! 🎉 Daniel Hallström - @oldsquarechambers.bsky.social Kane Alexander - Crown Prosecution Service Lewis Dean -Magdalen Chambers Find out more: bit.ly/PupilPledge25

A big thank you and well done to Matthew and Leo 👏👏

🔎 One Action, Multiple Rewards: Commercial barrister Adam Al-Attar KC shares why reviewing pro bono cases for Advocate is “intellectually stimulating & professionally rewarding", as well beneficial to silk applications. ⚡️ Read on: bit.ly/AdamAl-AttarKC

📢 New Trustee roles via #BarInTheComminity! 1) Use your legal expertise & passion for heritage to help guide West Horsley Place Trust: bit.ly/4kWDzbx 2) Help embed social mobility at the heart of @classicsforall.bsky.social in their strategy: bit.ly/4kZwtmG More BIC opportunities: bit.ly/BICopps

THANK YOU to the following pupils for completing the Pupil Pledge! 🎉 Oliver Hutchings - Five Paper Zahra Khan - Kenworthy's Chambers Imogen Watkins - @4pbfamilylaw.bsky.social Find out more about the #PupilPledge & how you can get involved from your second six: bit.ly/PupilPledge25

A brilliant way to start the week as we shout-out the below pupil barristers for completing the #PupilPledge! 🎉 Fraser Barnstaple - @kingschambers.bsky.social Taran Sanghera - Deans Court Chambers Rohan Clarke - CANDEY Thank you for showing your commitment to a pro bono ethos. 👏

📢 New Bar in the Community opportunities - use your legal expertise for good: 1. Sebastian's Action Trust: bit.ly/4m0DowS 2. @hackneyfoodbank.bsky.social: bit.ly/3GPHFnO Bring your advocacy skills to where it's needed most! #TrusteeOpportunity #BarInTheCommunity

🏃☀️ THANK YOU to members from @gatehouse.bsky.social and @39essexchambers.bsky.social who ran the London ASICS 10k in the heat yesterday alongside 2 members of the Advocate team, raising over £2,000 for Advocate! We are really grateful for all your support. 👏

📢 This week’s new Bar in the Community roles! Use your legal skills to support dance, classics, and justice. ⬇️ ‪ @classicsforall.bsky.social‬ - Trustee‬ ‪@justrightscotland.org.uk‬ – Trustee‬ Dance Network Association – Trustee ⚡ See more & apply now through #BarInTheCommunity: bit.ly/BICopp

THANK YOU to the below pupils for undertaking the #PupilPledge & committing to pro bono from the start of their careers! ✨ Lucy Hemsworth, ‪@cobdenhouse.bsky.social‬‬ Matthew Leitch, @1crownofficerow.bsky.social‬ Dainyah Mason, CANDEY ⚖️ Find out more & join the #PupilPledge: bit.ly/PupilPledge25

Great news to start the week as ABC Chambers Solutions join us as a BRONZE Pro Bono Patron for 2025! 🎉 Thank you for helping us provide much-needed legal assistance to those who have nowhere else to turn. 🔗 Find out more about our #ProBonoPatron scheme: bit.ly/Advoc8Patron

THANK YOU to Brick Court Chambers for hosting their 5th annual Dragon Boat Race yesterday, raising money for Advocate & 3 other charities. 🚣 Members of the Advocate team took part as the “Pro Bono Paddington Bears”. Thank you to all the teams that took part in this fun event to support our work!

Thank you to 3VB for becoming a GOLD Pro Bono Patron for 2025! ✨ We cannot overstate how grateful we are for chambers' generosity as demand for pro bono help continues to soar. 🔗 Learn more about our #ProBonoPatron scheme & how to get involved: bit.ly/Advoc8Patron