National Association of Corporate Counsel Australia (ACCA) In-house Legal Virtual Conference
18 November 2020
The Centre’s CEO, Gabriela Christian-Hare, was pleased to participate in the ACCA National Conference with the theme, “More Than A Lawyer”on 18 November 2020. She facilitated the “The Future of Pro Bono for In-house Lawyers” session with fellow panellists, Elizabeth Carroll (IP Australia and President, ACT Law Society) and Jon Downes (Willis Towers Watson and ACC Board Member). During the session 95% of attendees answering a poll noted that they would like to be involved in or do more pro bono work but over half noted lack of senior leadership support for pro bono or being unsure of how to get started as two impediments to involvement. The session provided an opportunity for all three panellists to swap stories, discuss the opening of the National Pro Bono Target to in-house teams and give tips, including noting the Centre’s resources for in-house counsel, all of which are available on the Centre’s In-house Pro Bono Portal available here and the activities of the ACCA in supporting pro bono.