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Aditiya Putra, Tri Yuanita Indriani
Roundtable discussion organized by PILnet, BABSEACLE, and Hukumonline. Photo by: Hukumonline
Pro-bono service by advocate is commonly associated with litigation assistance, which has created the service is only applicable to litigation lawyers, despite the facts that its mandatory for any type of lawyers under the Law No. 18 of 2003 on Advocate. However, the current development on pro-bono service is now encompassed other type of non-litigation service, created this service is applicable for corporate lawyers.
During a recent roundtable discussion which was held by the Global Network for Public Interest Law (PILnet), BABSEACLE, TrustLaw and Hukumonline.com in Jakarta on Wednesday, 27 July 2016, Ms. Tze-Wei Ng, the Deputy Director of the Global Network for Public Interest Law (PILnet) asserted that a pro-bone service does not necessary means litigation. In fact, lawyers could provide non-litigation service on pro-bono services, such as providing legal research, legal advice and the preparation of legal documents, as well as lecturing and legal training.
“Teaching in universities which still requires access [to a high-quality resources and knowledge base] can also be considered as a pro-bono service, as sharing legal knowledge with those who do not have good access to such information can be surely be thus classified,” Ms. Tze-Wei asserted.
There are currently a number of corporate law firms which are already involved in pro-bono activities, for instance Linda Widyati and Partners (LWP) and Oentoeng Suria & Partners (OSP) provides legal assistance to Non-Government Organizations (NGO). Ms. Linda Widyati, a Managing Partners at LWP, stated during the discussion that LWP was also involved in the provision of legal advice as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. Similarly, the AKSET law firm also offers services to the public by providing guest lecturers to non-accredited universities.
Meanwhile, the increasing awareness of corporate lawyers as regards the provision of pro-bono services can also be seen in the establishment of the Social Corporate Lawyers Society (Socolas). Ms. Gita Syahrani, one of the founders of Socolas, stated that Socolas was just like the Legal Aid Institute but with a primary focus on corporate matters.
Ms. Syahrani also explained that Socolas offered legal assistance in the form of agreement reviews, the establishment of companies, legal opinions, and also the sharing of legal knowledge with social movements and activists regarding how to negotiate with potential investors and other stakeholders.
During a recent roundtable discussion which was held by the Global Network for Public Interest Law (PILnet), BABSEACLE, TrustLaw and Hukumonline.com in Jakarta on Wednesday, 27 July 2016, Ms. Tze-Wei Ng, the Deputy Director of the Global Network for Public Interest Law (PILnet) asserted that a pro-bone service does not necessary means litigation. In fact, lawyers could provide non-litigation service on pro-bono services, such as providing legal research, legal advice and the preparation of legal documents, as well as lecturing and legal training.
“Teaching in universities which still requires access [to a high-quality resources and knowledge base] can also be considered as a pro-bono service, as sharing legal knowledge with those who do not have good access to such information can be surely be thus classified,” Ms. Tze-Wei asserted.
There are currently a number of corporate law firms which are already involved in pro-bono activities, for instance Linda Widyati and Partners (LWP) and Oentoeng Suria & Partners (OSP) provides legal assistance to Non-Government Organizations (NGO). Ms. Linda Widyati, a Managing Partners at LWP, stated during the discussion that LWP was also involved in the provision of legal advice as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. Similarly, the AKSET law firm also offers services to the public by providing guest lecturers to non-accredited universities.
Meanwhile, the increasing awareness of corporate lawyers as regards the provision of pro-bono services can also be seen in the establishment of the Social Corporate Lawyers Society (Socolas). Ms. Gita Syahrani, one of the founders of Socolas, stated that Socolas was just like the Legal Aid Institute but with a primary focus on corporate matters.
Ms. Syahrani also explained that Socolas offered legal assistance in the form of agreement reviews, the establishment of companies, legal opinions, and also the sharing of legal knowledge with social movements and activists regarding how to negotiate with potential investors and other stakeholders.
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Aditiya Putra, Tri Yuanita Indriani
Roundtable discussion organized by PILnet, BABSEACLE, and Hukumonline. Photo by: Hukumonline
Pro-bono service by advocate is commonly associated with litigation assistance, which has created the service is only applicable to litigation lawyers, despite the facts that its mandatory for any type of lawyers under the Law No. 18 of 2003 on Advocate. However, the current development on pro-bono service is now encompassed other type of non-litigation service, created this service is applicable for corporate lawyers.
During a recent roundtable discussion which was held by the Global Network for Public Interest Law (PILnet), BABSEACLE, TrustLaw and Hukumonline.com in Jakarta on Wednesday, 27 July 2016, Ms. Tze-Wei Ng, the Deputy Director of the Global Network for Public Interest Law (PILnet) asserted that a pro-bone service does not necessary means litigation. In fact, lawyers could provide non-litigation service on pro-bono services, such as providing legal research, legal advice and the preparation of legal documents, as well as lecturing and legal training.
“Teaching in universities which still requires access [to a high-quality resources and knowledge base] can also be considered as a pro-bono service, as sharing legal knowledge with those who do not have good access to such information can be surely be thus classified,” Ms. Tze-Wei asserted.
There are currently a number of corporate law firms which are already involved in pro-bono activities, for instance Linda Widyati and Partners (LWP) and Oentoeng Suria & Partners (OSP) provides legal assistance to Non-Government Organizations (NGO). Ms. Linda Widyati, a Managing Partners at LWP, stated during the discussion that LWP was also involved in the provision of legal advice as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. Similarly, the AKSET law firm also offers services to the public by providing guest lecturers to non-accredited universities.
Meanwhile, the increasing awareness of corporate lawyers as regards the provision of pro-bono services can also be seen in the establishment of the Social Corporate Lawyers Society (Socolas). Ms. Gita Syahrani, one of the founders of Socolas, stated that Socolas was just like the Legal Aid Institute but with a primary focus on corporate matters.
Ms. Syahrani also explained that Socolas offered legal assistance in the form of agreement reviews, the establishment of companies, legal opinions, and also the sharing of legal knowledge with social movements and activists regarding how to negotiate with potential investors and other stakeholders.
During a recent roundtable discussion which was held by the Global Network for Public Interest Law (PILnet), BABSEACLE, TrustLaw and Hukumonline.com in Jakarta on Wednesday, 27 July 2016, Ms. Tze-Wei Ng, the Deputy Director of the Global Network for Public Interest Law (PILnet) asserted that a pro-bone service does not necessary means litigation. In fact, lawyers could provide non-litigation service on pro-bono services, such as providing legal research, legal advice and the preparation of legal documents, as well as lecturing and legal training.
“Teaching in universities which still requires access [to a high-quality resources and knowledge base] can also be considered as a pro-bono service, as sharing legal knowledge with those who do not have good access to such information can be surely be thus classified,” Ms. Tze-Wei asserted.
There are currently a number of corporate law firms which are already involved in pro-bono activities, for instance Linda Widyati and Partners (LWP) and Oentoeng Suria & Partners (OSP) provides legal assistance to Non-Government Organizations (NGO). Ms. Linda Widyati, a Managing Partners at LWP, stated during the discussion that LWP was also involved in the provision of legal advice as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. Similarly, the AKSET law firm also offers services to the public by providing guest lecturers to non-accredited universities.
Meanwhile, the increasing awareness of corporate lawyers as regards the provision of pro-bono services can also be seen in the establishment of the Social Corporate Lawyers Society (Socolas). Ms. Gita Syahrani, one of the founders of Socolas, stated that Socolas was just like the Legal Aid Institute but with a primary focus on corporate matters.
Ms. Syahrani also explained that Socolas offered legal assistance in the form of agreement reviews, the establishment of companies, legal opinions, and also the sharing of legal knowledge with social movements and activists regarding how to negotiate with potential investors and other stakeholders.
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