# Vodafone Foundation funds Solicitors Pro Bono Group

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/12/11/vodafone-foundation-funds-solicitors-pro-bono-group/
- Published: 2003-12-11T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Vodafone UK Foundation is providing three years of financial support to The 
Solicitors Pro Bono Group for their LawWorks for Community Groups project.
The donation
of £50,000 per year for the next three years will help ensure that participating
lawyers can share their expertise and skills with small charitable organisations
and communities nationwide.

The announcement follows news that Vodafone’s own in-house lawyers have for some
time engaged in a long-term LawWorks programme to supply small charities and voluntary
groups with a variety of legal services free of charge.

Lola Emetulu, Assistant Company Secretary for Vodafone Group Services, has worked
on various projects within the scheme including work for the Rockingham Estate Play
Association (REPA) in South-East London. Lola’s volunteering has already saved the
organisation nearly £7000 in legal costs.

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LawWorks for Community Groups was created to give basic, non-contentious business
law advice to small charities and voluntary groups who could not afford much needed
legal advice. Solicitors Pro Bono Group Chief Executive Susan Bucknall said: “What’s
particularly impressive is that Vodafone has not only donated a fantastic amount
of money, but staff are also taking an active part in the scheme. We hope Vodafone’s
example will encourage more in-house teams to work with us.”

The Solicitors Pro Bono Group, founded in 1997, is looking for trained solicitors
to volunteer for projects whilst asking small charities and organisations to contact
them if they need legal support.

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