• Public
  • How we can help - Individuals
  • Finding an advice agency or solicitor
  • How we can help - Organisations

• Advice Agencies & Solicitors
  • Applying for help - the essentials
    • Application Process Flowchart
  • Applying for help - full details
    • Help available
    • Criteria
    • Documents to send
    • Deadlines for applying
    • How applications are processed
    • Costs risk
    • Case examples
  • Working together

• How to help
  • Volunteering
    • Barristers
    • Clerks
    • Solicitors
    • Administrative volunteers
  • Donations

• Members

• About the Unit
  • Overview
  • Our people
  • Our supporters
  • Bar Pro Bono Award
  • Bar Pro Bono Unit Details
  • History

• Resources
  • Documents to download
  • Links to external resources
  • Pro Bono Protocol

• Bar in the Community
  • Current Opportunities
    • Current Opportunites in London and the South East
    • Current Opportunities in the South West of England
    • Current Opportunities in the Midlands and South Yorkshire
    • Current Opportunities in the North West of England
    • Current Opportunities in the North East of England
    • Current Opportunities in Wales
  • BIC Application Form for Organisations
  • BIC Application Form for Barristers
  • BIC Case Studies

Introduction

The Bar Pro Bono Unit is a charity which helps to find pro bono (free) legal assistance from volunteer barristers.

We can assist with:

• advice, representation and help at mediation
• cases in all legal areas
• cases where proceedings have not yet been started
• cases in all tribunals and courts in England and Wales

Pro bono assistance is only available to those who cannot afford to pay and who cannot obtain public funding (Legal Aid).

For examples of the types of case in which the Unit can give assistance, please visit the case examples page.

For additional introductory information about the Unit, please visit the overview page.

We are a charity and rely on donations to meet all of our running costs.  If you would like to make a donation, please visit the donations page. All donations are gratefully received, though please note that donations from applicants cannot be accepted until the conclusion of any case. Our major supporters are listed on the our supporters page.