Workshops ◦ Autumn Workshop (Late October): focus on provision of information to Year 13 students regarding UCAS and LNAT. Academics and lawyers will be involved as well as volunteers. ◦ Spring Workshop (Early February): focus on engaging Year 12 students and under. Will involve a guided mooting experience. Academics and lawyers invited to speak at the workshop.
School Presentations ◦ 6 th form presentations that will address LNAT, UCAS, university/course choices, demands of legal education etc. Will be held from October to November. ◦ Other school year presentations will expose students to the world of law. Held mainly in January and February IntoUniversity Buddies ◦ Event held in conjunction with IntoUniversity in order to promote higher education among young people (Year 7/8 students). Will be held on 5 th and 19 th November 2014.
Conference- OPERATION LUMIERA ◦ To be held in October for people to discover what micro financing really means. A representative of the charity will come to share his/her experience as well as the vision the organization defends.
Christmas gig- OPERATION MUSIC SO HIGH ◦ To be held in December; presence of a band. The aim is to create a relaxed atmosphere for the members of the project to pitch students about micro financing. Reception and screening- OPERATION F&F ◦ To be held in February. After the pressure of mid-sessionals, students well deserve a reception followed by a film screening
Human Rights Moot ◦ Estimated dates are 21 st January, 4 th February and 23 rd February for the rounds. ◦ Aim is to raise awareness of human rights issues and legislation on human rights. Finals to be hopefully held in the Royal Courts of Justice or Supreme Court.
Debates ◦ Around 4 debates will be held through the academic year. The debates are open to all and will concern: Views on Equality. Held during Pro Bono Week (3-7 November) World Today: global & local. Held on 26 th November. Media/privacy vs. free expression. Held on 11 th February. Access to justice. Held on 18 th March.
Interuniversity Conference ◦ Speakers will be invited to share on the topic of privacy. It will be held on 4 th March. HumanWrites" - the project journal, ◦ calling for writers. Internships ◦ your opportunity to get an insight in some of our most important organisations.
iConnect ◦ External speakers from various legal organisations are invited to help students engage in Pro Bono work that may not have been accessible to students otherwise. Potentially, a small reception will be held after the event to allow more casual networking. Estimated date is 7 th November. iProbono Publication ◦ Intention to hold a competition to attract more contributors to the iProbono blog and eventually choose the best articles to feature in an iProbono issue published online through the Pro Bono website. Estimated date is end of February.
Amicus Weekend Training Sessions ◦ Annual training weekends held by Amicus (funded by Pinsent Masons) in order to inform and educate volunteers about death penalty in the USA and how Amicus assists defence lawyers in the US. Around 10 volunteers will be sponsored.
Zombie Run and Jailbreak ◦ Two fundraising events organised by the Amicus Charity. ◦ Zombie run: 30 October. You have one mission: to survive the Zombie Run fundraising challenge. The winning team with the most sponsorship will win a cash prize! ◦ Jailbreak: 25 & 26 October. See how far you and your team can travel without spending any of your own money in 36 hours. The team with the most sponsorship money raised will receive a prize. Guest Speaker ◦ We are looking to invite either former death row inmates or capital defense lawyers. Tentatively will take place in February 2015.
The Clinic will be seeking 10 students to act as advisors (LLB 3 rd year/LLM or higher). Call for applications will be made shortly. A training evening will be held at Speechly Bircham’s offices on 8 th October, after which the caseload will begin to be distributed. Speechly Bircham will provide the legal expertise through appointments set up between an assigned lawyer, a student advisor and the KCL student requesting the legal advice.
This project aims to provide academic and vocational assistance to A Level students from Sixth Form schools in the London area. As mentors, we support students in studying for their A-levels, and provide assistance during their UCAS applications. Each mentor will be assigned between 1-3 students. Mentors will have full responsibility for communicating with mentees via or meetings in order to work out their requirements and needs. We aim to develop a partnership with the KCL Alumni program to further benefit mentees.
STEP 1: Register your KCL Pro Bono membership with KCLSU 1) Please go to KCLSU website at 2) Then Log In 3) Then go to ‘Get Involved’ 4) ‘Student Activities and Societies’ 5) ‘Joining a Group’ 6) Find Pro Bono 7) Click Standard Membership and pay the £5 fee Step 2: Apply on for the individual projects you are interested in. You may apply for more than one project: Go to the ‘Application’ page on and click the links to join the project you want!