INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS PROJECT is a legal pro bono initiative aimed at matching the willingness and availability of senior lawyers to pro bono opportunities, usually in an international context, to which they can bring the benefit of their experience and expertise.

INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS PROJECT is operating in association with International Senior Lawyers Project of the USA, and one of its first tasks has been to set up a register of practising and retired lawyers – whether solicitors or barristers and whether from private practice, corporates, government or public service – who are willing in principle to participate in projects which interest them and for which they have relevant experience.

For each project, ILP will send an email to those on its database whose area of expertise is appropriate to the project.  The email will summarise the project, its requirements and timescale and will ask for the required number of volunteers for it.