What does Pro Bono Law Ontario do?
PBLO brokers partnerships and provides strategic guidance, training, and tailored technical assistance to groups, law firms, law associations, etc. that are dedicated to addressing the legal needs of low-income and disadvantaged individuals as well as the communities and charitable organizations that serve them. PBLO promotes and facilitates the provision of pro bono legal services throughout the province. PBLO brokers relationships between service providers (e.g., community legal aid clinics, community-based organizations) and law firms or lawyers’ associations. Its goal is to help legal clinics and community organizations develop the internal capacity to tap into and leverage the resources of the private bar and other members of the profession to promote access to justice.
