May 2011 – The launch event for the Pro Bono Advocacy programme was hosted in the premises of the Slovak Bar Association and endorsed by the Minister of Justice of the Slovak Republic, Mrs Lucia Zitnanska, who was also present.
The Pro Bono Advocacy programme links legal practitioners with non-profit organisations in Slovakia and provides the ‘NGO’ sector with access to free legal advice. It is created with assistance of The Global Network for Public Interest Law (PILnet at www.pilnet.org), a global pro bono clearinghouse and is administered by Pontis Foundation (www.nadaciapontis.sk/en). The programme was developed and tutored by Kinstellar, together with other Slovak law firms. Non-profit organisations in Slovakia that will benefit from this new pro bono broker platform can enjoy access to free legal assistance to help them further develop the good sought by civil society. Pro bono work will now take on a new pair of wings in Slovakia.
Kinstellar in Bratislava made a very active contribution to the shaping of this new initiative. The enthusiastic work of Kinstellar lawyers, which was undertaken in addition to their other client duties, helped put this new initiative on its firm legs, marking the creation of the first ever nation-wide pro bono broker forum in Slovakia.
For further information, please contact Viliam Myšička () or Juraj Bobula ().