Scots students feature in Pro Bono Awards finals
Three Scottish universities feature in four categories in the shortlist for the 2023 LawWorks and Attorney General’s Student Pro Bono Awards, sponsored by LexisNexis.
The University of Aberdeen is in the running in two categories: its prisons project is one of seven finalists for Best New Pro Bono Activity, and its representation team is among six contenders for Best Contribution by a Team of Students.
Also from the city, Robert Gordon University's climate clinic with Grampian Community Law Centre has been shortlisted with five other entries for Best Contribution by a Law School (undergraduate and postgraduate).
The fourth category is Best Contribution by an Individual Student, in which Amy Woodcock of the University of Strathclyde is one of six finalists.
The awards celebrate the best pro bono activities undertaken by law students and law schools from across the UK. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at the House of Commons on Thursday 27 April with the Attorney General, Victoria Prentis KC MP.
Alasdair Douglas, chair of LawWorks said: "Congratulations to all those shortlisted for the LawWorks and Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards – it's been clear from the significant range of innovative nominations that pro bono initiatives are flourishing at UK law schools."