Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP - Toronto, Ontario

Pro Bono Information

Pro Bono Information
Does your organization have a pro bono policy?	Yes
Does your organization track pro bono time?	Yes
Highlight pro bono work	• Counsel to Conquer COVID-19 in its efforts to source personal protective equipment for frontline health care workers • Represented a prisoners’ health not-for-profit in litigation relating to the COVID-19 conditions in the federal prison system • Represented an association of visible minority lawyers in litigation relating to a law society policy addressing the barriers facing racialized lawyers

Billable Hour Credit
Is billable hour credit given for pro bono work?	Yes
Is there a maximum that will be credited?	No
Comments	We have a very active Pro Bono program. While we are a corporate law firm and our focus is on serving the needs of our clients, we also recognize the importance of giving back to the community. We provide free legal services to persons of limited means or charitable, religious, civic, community and educational organizations. Pro Bono hours are treated as billable hours and the firm has made a 30 hour pledge per each lawyer per year. The firm has also hired Grace Pastine as our Pro Bono Counsel. Grace works closely with our pro bono committee to help lead, and strategically manage, our Canadian pro bono program. In this critical time for civil liberties and human rights, we are proud to establish this mandate, which is a first-of-its-kind in our firm, but also for law firms across Canada.

Highlight Community Involvement