Freehills Foundation’s mission is about equal access to justice. Through our longstanding pro bono and community initiatives we harness the knowledge capital and resources of Freehills partners and staff to build a better community. Simply put, we aim to change the possibilities.

Pro Bono

As a lawyer at Freehills, you will have the opportunity to undertake pro bono work, including transactional and litigious matters. Cases can range from an advice to a matter before the High Court of Australia. Our focus is to assist those least able to access justice.
Pro bono work is treated in the same manner as all fee-paying work and lawyers can bill time for pro bono work. Currently we have over 500 pro bono matters open nationally. In addition we assist hundreds more clients each year at The Shopfront Youth Legal Centre, Sydney, and through several pro bono secondments to community legal centres.

Community

Everyone at Freehills is encouraged to participate in our Community Program, which includes skilled and unskilled volunteering, donations, workplace giving, gift-matching staff fundraising, and a small grants scheme for staff.  Freehills encourages volunteering and gives everyone one working day a year to participate in the program.

People can give their time to undertake a variety of activities, including mentoring students, excursions with disadvantaged children, tree planting, walking guide dogs, community barbeques and renovation projects.
 
At Freehills your contributions to workplace giving and fundraising may be gift-matched by Freehills Foundation. If you have a direct and ongoing volunteering relationship with a charity then you may be eligible to apply for a Small Grant, which can range from $5000 to $15,000.