Hong Kong

2021 ACC Chief Legal Officer’s Survey now available!
 

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is proud to announce the release of the 2021 Chief Legal Officer’s Survey Report. This report, sponsored by Exterro, is developed from a major annual survey of General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer’s from across the global ACC membership. The purpose of the survey is to better understand how the head of legal department role is evolving in relation to the broader business as well as to learn how the business environment is impacting the legal department. 

ACC Hong Kong members can access the report for free at www.acc.com/clo2021 

Click here for a full copy of the ACC Hong Kong Guide for In-house Counsel on Pro bono Legal Work in Hong Kong. The guide covers the scope of pro bono services and the regulatory Hong Kong landscape, information on key Hong Kong organizations in need of pro bono legal services, and support and advocacy for pro bono engagement by the Hong Kong legal community.

CPBS 500X500 Campaign

Pro Bono HK provides free legal assistance to marginalised and disadvantaged individuals in our community. Since its launch in May 2017 to date, our community legal clinic located in Sham Shui Po has assisted over 100 clients and provided over 120 hours of legal service on a pro bono basis. Thus far, we have relied on the kindness of Solicitor volunteers working in private practice.

Due to demand, we need to expand and increase the availability of our services to other disadvantaged members of the public. Please help us to do this by donating to our Access to Justice Fund (“A2J Fund”) at: www.simplygiving.com/event/a2jfund and/or volunteering your services.

The A2J Fund will be used to cover:

• the costs of expanding and running the community legal clinics in Hong Kong ·
• professional indemnity insurance premiums to enable practicing solicitors working in-house to provide pro bono legal advice at our clinic

Pro Bono HK welcomes inquiries from in-house counsel and is working jointly with ACC on the Pro Bono Insurance Scheme for In-house Counsel. Please contact us at ask@probono.org.hk