Pro bono at Maddocks
At Maddocks, our purpose includes making a difference for our community. One of the ways we do this is by providing free legal services to enable access to justice and to promote the public interest.
Pro Bono is an integral part of our work at Maddocks and allows us to give back to the communities in which we live and work. Central to the firm’s pro bono strategy is an energised team of lawyers spanning all practice areas to support the pro bono program and make a difference.
The focus of our pro bono work includes the areas of homelessness; mental health; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities; refugees and people seeking asylum; and the not-for-profit sector generally.
The pro bono community we support includes organisations working for the public good with limited resources, as well as individuals who cannot access justice without legal assistance.
Our commitment to pro bono work is reflected in our signing up to the National Pro Bono Target. Maddocks budgets for every one of its lawyers to complete their pro bono hours each year.
It is fundamental to our approach that our pro bono clients are serviced to the same professional and ethical standards, and levels of service and care, as paying clients.
Core values
Our ongoing commitment to pro bono work reflects our core values of integrity, and respect for the individual and diversity.
Commitment to human rights
Maddocks lawyers have a very strong commitment to human rights and social justice.
Access to justice
We are committed to access to justice. Every Australian should be able to exercise their legal rights and access justice, regardless of financial circumstances.
Rewarding opportunities
Pro bono work is rewarding, providing great opportunities for learning, development and client contact.
Client obligations
Maddocks has obligations to clients to complete a certain amount of pro bono work each year.
Australian Pro Bono Centre targets
Maddocks is a signatory to the National Pro Bono Target being 35 hours per year for full time lawyers.
Resources
Our FY23 Year in Review Report is here.
Pro Bono Partners
These are some of the wonderful organisations who we partner with as part of our pro bono practice.