Services to clients

ProBono.Org screens, matches and refers clients to volunteer private lawyers.

These are some of our services:

• Legal Clinics – including a weekly Refugee Legal Clinic, HIV/Aids Legal Clinic, Housing Legal Clinic, Consumer Protection Legal Clinic, NGO (Corporate Governance) Legal Clinic, Police Brutality Legal Clinic, Small Business (Corporate Governance) Legal Clinic and a Family Law Legal Clinic.
• Projects – including Women and Children’s Rights Project, Family Law Project, Mediation Project, SASLAW Project, Community Advice Office Support Project and Wills Project.
• Help Desks – including a Maintenance Help Desk, Thokoza Help Desk, Master’s Office Help Desk (Johannesburg and Durban), Family Law Help Desk (Johannesburg -Lenasia and Soweto), and a Domestic Violence Help Desk (Johannesburg – Randburg Divorce Court).
• Clearing House

Services to lawyers

ProBono.Org works with a volunteer panel of over 70 law firms and 800 advocates in the Gauteng area to provide public interest legal services.

• Pro bono opportunities and client referrals
• Education and training
• Structuring and planning advice
• Networking
• Publicity
• Transformation

General services

ProBono.Org establishes links and builds bridges between the private legal sector and the public interest legal needs of the poor.

• ProBono Law – a fortnightly radio programme on constitutional issues and the law
• General legal assistance
• Strategic impact litigation
• Partnerships and co-operation agreements
• International legal networks and advice

The unique multiplier effect of our model means that:

• 2 offices facilitate assistance for over 4 000 clients per year
• A staff of 8 has access to over 1 500 attorneys and 1 000 advocates
• With a small staff and budget of R5.5 million we unlock R25 million worth of private legal services