Lawyers Against Poverty

Lawyers Against Poverty

WHAT WE DO

JUSTICE FUND

Collaborative global grant-making

TWINNING

Cross-border peer learning.

LEGAL CONFIDENCE

Legal education for at risk groups.

MENTORING

Support for students with little access to the law.

RESILIENCE TRAINING

Legal support for Human Rights Defenders.

THEMATIC GROUPS

Collaborative learning spaces on women’s rights, refugee rights, land rights and ethical business.

WHO WE SUPPORT

WHO WE ARE

  • Antonia Benfield

    Antonia Benfield

    Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers – specialist in immigration, human rights and public law
    ‘I don’t think there’s another organisation that harnesses the energy in the legal profession for a common cause’

  • Naomi Sander

    Naomi Sander

    Associate at Gowling WLG, Banking & Finance Team, and JLAP Lead
    ‘Students lack opportunities to get involved in the more developmental, access-to-justice sides of law’

  • Stephanie Pasquill

    Stephanie Pasquill

    Senior Legal Counsel at Vodafone
    ‘Who would have thought that drawing cartoons could support social justice?’

HOW YOU CAN HELP