Overview

DLA Phillips Fox regards pro bono legal work as an important aspect of a lawyer's professional responsibility.

To encourage full participation by the firm's lawyers, we operate a pro bono program which is both broad and deep. Every year we act on a pro bono basis for hundreds of individuals who would otherwise be unable to afford legal representation. We also act for more than one hundred charities, nonprofits and community organisations that support disadvantaged people or promote environmental protection.

The firm's target is to provide pro bono legal services with a notional value of at least 3% of the firm's annual revenue. To achieve this our lawyers are each asked to undertake 50 hours of pro bono work each year. DLA Phillips Fox encourages participation in the firm's Pro Bono program by giving lawyers full fee-credit for all work on pro bono matters. This ensures lawyers have the time they need to dedicate to pro bono work. 

By providing pro bono legal assistance we help these organisations direct their limited funds to doing what they do best - building better communities.