The Free Representation Unit is the largest single provider of pro bono

Pro bono

Pro bono publico is a Latin phrase generally used to describe professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment or at a reduced fee as a public service. It is common in the legal profession and is increasingly seen in marketing, technology, and strategy consulting firms...

services in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1972 by several law students at bar school. The aim was that they would provide representation for poor people. FRU may have been the first pro bono organisation in England.

FRU operates from London providing representation in employment, social security and criminal injuries compensation tribunals. Other principal pro bono organisations in London include the Bar Pro Bono Unit, Lawworks and the Citizens Advice Bureau

Citizens Advice Bureau

A Citizens Advice Bureau is one of a network of independent charities throughout the UK that give free, confidential information and advice to help people with their money, legal, consumer and other problems....

. All organisations are represented on the Attorney General for England and Wales

Attorney General for England and Wales

Her Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales, usually known simply as the Attorney General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown. Along with the subordinate Solicitor General for England and Wales, the Attorney General serves as the chief legal adviser of the Crown and its government in...

's Pro Bono Committee .

External links

• The Free Representation Unit
• The Bar Pro Bono Unit
• Lawworks
• Citizen's Advice