Arthur Cox recognises that pro bono work is an important component of a lawyer’s professional responsibility and as lawyers, we have a professional responsibility to use our legal skills for the public good. An important part of this duty is providing legal services at no cost to those who cannot afford them. Arthur Cox is committed to selecting pro bono cases in areas of high unmet legal need, with an emphasis on work that will have a long-term impact and address systemic legal problems affecting disadvantaged, marginalised or vulnerable people.

Pro bono work at Arthur Cox is defined as the exercise of professional skills free of charge and with no expectation of payment to:

• Low income, disadvantaged or marginalised individuals and communities, who cannot afford to pay for effective legal services without incurring significant financial hardship, and whose legal needs would otherwise be unmet, and
• Certain charitable, other non-profit groups and social enterprises that work with the groups identified above or for the public good, and
• Individuals and organisations on matters of public interest that may not otherwise be pursued.