Social impact

We have a duty and an opportunity to make a difference to our clients and to the world we live in. Our Social Impact programme seeks to draw on our talent, our scale and our imagination to tackle the vital challenges of today and tomorrow through our Pro Bono work and Community Investment work across the globe. We work in deep, multilayered and enduring partnerships with third sector organisations; seeking to address their needs and help them achieve transformative change.

Our work

£11m*

contributed to our community partners through time, in-kind support and cash contributions.

580

organisations supported via our Social Impact work.

50%

of London pro bono hours dedicated to access to justice projects.

new projects challenging systemic racism across criminal justice, education, social welfare and public health, as part of our Race Action Plan commitments.

5130

hours spent helping individuals develop their skills for work.

9400

hours dedicated to helping children and young people globally.

6000

hours contributed by people across our international offices to support, promote and protect the rights of refugees.

5400

hours contributed to causes and organisations that promote and protect gender equality.

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Supporting death penalty reforms in Kenya

Rule of law: We have been collaborating with Reprieve, an international human rights NGO, and Lineal, a leading legal tech company, to support widespread reforms of the death penalty in Kenya following a landmark Supreme Court ruling.

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"It's made a huge difference to my life"

Employability: We talk to students from Duke's Aldridge Academy, Tottenham, about their experiences of being mentored by Linklaters staff.

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Mentoring Works

Employability: We celebrate 20 years of collaboration with ELBA's Mentoring Work scheme enabling young people to learn about the world of work and develop essential skills. Hear from students, teachers, and Linklaters volunteers about the impact of mentoring over 1000 students so far.

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Supporting Entrepreneurs in East Africa

Enterprise: Linklaters volunteers support over 100 entrepreneurs in East Africa with Grow Movement. Hear from Flavia, Enid and Nathan, who were helped to grow their businesses - a tourism company in Uganda, an events and publications company giving a platform to women and a business providing access to safe drinking water in Rwanda.

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Protecting coral reefs in Kenya

Environment: Linklaters Amsterdam are working in partnership with REEFolution, a Dutch foundation which aims to conserve coral reefs in Kenya. By combining local and scientific knowledge, REEFolution supports local communities by training and certifying community members as ‘Reef Rangers’.