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| Pro bono clearinghouses broker free legal advice for individuals or organisations from practising legal professionals. They act as intermediaries between people or organizations needing legal assistance and lawyers prepared and able to assist. By acting as a hub for the skills and expertise of the legal world, a pro bono clearinghouse provides NGOs, governments and/or individuals with an identifiable mechanism through which they can find legal support. It provides access to an otherwise inaccessible service. | Pro bono clearinghouses broker free legal advice for individuals or organisations from practising legal professionals. They act as intermediaries between people or organizations needing legal assistance and lawyers prepared and able to assist. By acting as a hub for the skills and expertise of the legal world, a pro bono clearinghouse provides NGOs, governments and/or individuals with an identifiable mechanism through which they can find legal support. It provides access to an otherwise inaccessible service. | ||
| - | ===== Operating Pro Bono Clearinghouses ===== | + | ===== Operating pro bono clearinghouses ===== |
| Pro bono clearinghouses are operating across the planet. If your clearinghouse is not included below, please contact info@a4id.org to add yourself to the [[useful_contacts|useful contacts page]] and start editing the Online Pro Bono Manual. | Pro bono clearinghouses are operating across the planet. If your clearinghouse is not included below, please contact info@a4id.org to add yourself to the [[useful_contacts|useful contacts page]] and start editing the Online Pro Bono Manual. | ||
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| The Online Pro Bono Clearinghouse Manual offers practical tools, advice and templates for establishing and maintaining a clearinghouse. The online manual is currently organized roughly into three parts: 1) general and strategic advice 2) practical tips based on sector experience and 3) templates, documents and resources. | The Online Pro Bono Clearinghouse Manual offers practical tools, advice and templates for establishing and maintaining a clearinghouse. The online manual is currently organized roughly into three parts: 1) general and strategic advice 2) practical tips based on sector experience and 3) templates, documents and resources. | ||
| - | === General and Strategic Advice === | + | === General and strategic advice === |
| - | Having an understanding of the background allow new clearinghouses to be grounded in the international pro bono community. Likewise, getting back to the basics can allow operating clearinghouses to refocus on the parts of their mission that really matter. This site includes basic, [[glossary|golden rules of operating a clearinghouse]], a [[glossary|glossary of some of the jargon]] and terms that clearinghouses may come across, advice on [[clearinghouse_activities|being clear about your clearinghouse's mission and objectives]] and information about [[background_to_the_guide|how the manual started]]. | + | Having an understanding of the background allows new clearinghouses to be grounded in the international pro bono community. Likewise, getting back to the basics can allow operating clearinghouses to refocus on the parts of their mission that really matter. This site includes basic, [[glossary|golden rules of operating a clearinghouse]], a [[glossary|glossary of some of the jargon]] and terms that clearinghouses may come across, advice on [[clearinghouse_activities|being clear about your clearinghouse's mission and objectives]] and information about [[background_to_the_guide|how the manual started]]. |
| - | === Practical Tips Based on Sector Experience === | + | === Practical tips based on sector experience === |
| No two clearinghouses will face the same challenges or have the same experiences, but learning from the experiences of others will help new or already operating clearinghouses avoid pitfalls and take advantage of comparable opportunities. On the site you will be able find [[establishing_and_running_a_pro_bono_clearinghouse|practical advice on how to establish and run a clearinghouse]], on [[publicity_for_pro_bono_activities|how to publicize your work]], on maintaining [[financial_sustainability|financial sustainability]] and on [[creating_a_supportive_environment_for_pro_bono|helping to build a culture where legal pro bono is more commonplace]]. | No two clearinghouses will face the same challenges or have the same experiences, but learning from the experiences of others will help new or already operating clearinghouses avoid pitfalls and take advantage of comparable opportunities. On the site you will be able find [[establishing_and_running_a_pro_bono_clearinghouse|practical advice on how to establish and run a clearinghouse]], on [[publicity_for_pro_bono_activities|how to publicize your work]], on maintaining [[financial_sustainability|financial sustainability]] and on [[creating_a_supportive_environment_for_pro_bono|helping to build a culture where legal pro bono is more commonplace]]. | ||
| - | === Templates, Documents and Resources === | + | === Templates, documents and resources === |
| Every clearinghouse will have to find processes and ways of working that work for them, but that should not mean the continual reinvention of the wheel within the sector. | Every clearinghouse will have to find processes and ways of working that work for them, but that should not mean the continual reinvention of the wheel within the sector. | ||
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