Archive for the ‘Trustees’ Category
19Dec
2024 has been a very busy year! We have shipped 595 boxes of books to 21 organisations in 15 countries and on four continents. Throughout the year we have had fantastic support from our partners, as well as law firms, barristers’ chambers, in-house lawyers, the courts, law students, legal publishers and law librarians. Huge thanks […]
03Jan
2023 in review
In 2023 we shipped 600 boxes of books to 19 organisations in 12 countries – that’s about 5,500 books. We worked with law students, lawyers, in-house legal teams, publishers and law librarians to sort and pack valuable legal textbooks. University of Surrey law students Jodie-Lee Boyle and Elaf Hamid made a considerable impact as shipping […]
10Nov
Welcome to our new trustees
The ILBF is delighted to welcome Sophia Dirir and Dr Tawanda Hondora to the ILBF’s Board of Trustees. Sophiator. Sophia Dirir is General Counsel/Head of Legal Services at a leading UK children’s charity. She brings a wealth of strategic and regulatory knowledge of the charity sector. “I am delighted to be joining the Board of […]
27Jun
ILBF opportunity—Trustee
We’re recruiting! The trustees of the ILBF are looking for a new trustee, who can contribute in a direct and practical way to the growth of the charity. If you are passionate about access to justice and sharing legal knowledge across the world, and would like to join our trustee board, we’d love to hear from […]
13Dec
ILBF 15th anniversary event films—Lord Thomas, Jane Colston and Paul Lowenstein QC speak about ILBF’s work and its future
During our 15th anniversary celebrations at Two Temple Place on 25 November 2021, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Founder and Patron of the ILBF, Jane Colston, Partner at Brown Rudnick and ILBF Trustee and Paul Lowenstein QC, Chairman of the ILBF Board of Trustees spoke about how the ILBF was born, its achievements over the past […]
04Oct
What are you doing to promote diversity?
In 2020 the ILBF celebrates its 15th anniversary. This is a significant milestone for a small legal charity with a big impact. The ILBF owes much of its success to its focus on D&I and shows the importance of D&I for even the smallest organisations. A diverse leadership team means decision making is more effective; […]