Archive for the ‘Volunteers’ Category

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; […]

Posted by Holly Nankivell in 15 Anniversary, Trustees, Volunteers

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27Aug

Student collaboration with the ILBF―building a global community of future lawyers

As the summer vacation draws to a close, law students worldwide are preparing for the start of a new term. Students in the UK will be busy making sure that they have all their text books ready and may be wondering what to do with the old ones… The ILBF has the answer! By donating your […]

Posted by Holly Nankivell in Donations, Volunteers

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24Jun

Rule of Law Ambassadors project delivers over 250 boxes of books to organisations in Zimbabwe

The ILBF collaboration with Anglo American and de Beers came about under their Ambassadors for Good initiative. Ambassadors for Good is a volunteering programme giving Anglo American and De Beers Group employees the chance to use their skills to help their communities, backed by funding from the Anglo American Foundation. “Ambassadors for Good helps us […]

Posted by Holly Nankivell in Shipping News, Volunteers

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14May

Shell and Clifford Chance collaborate to support and inspire future lawyers at Njala University

On 19 March 2019, a team from Shell and Clifford Chance spent the afternoon indexing and packing 120 boxes of legal books on behalf of the ILBF. After hearing about the ILBF from Ellen Lake (Senior Associate at Clifford Chance and member of the ILBF operating committee) and Melissa Brown (Senior Associate at Clifford Chance), […]

Posted by Holly Nankivell in Shipping News, Volunteers

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03Dec

Wollo University receives text books from University of Law

In October 2018, the ILBF was delighted to send a shipment of legal text books to Wollo University in Ethiopia. Partnering with University of Law in Guildford, and with support from Latham & Watkins LLP in the UK and Tabtra Logistics Agency in Ethiopia, 124 text books in were delivered to the Wollo University School […]

Posted by Holly Nankivell in Donations, Recipients, Shipping News, Volunteers

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15Oct

Royal Parks Half – thank you to all our supporters!

Braving the rain to splash through the London parks, our tenacious team of 8 lawyers ran the half marathon in aid of the ILBF on Sunday, 14th October. Team ILBF raised an amazing £5,400. This was a superb fund raising effort and our thanks to Team ILBF for their achievement on behalf of the ILBF. […]

Posted by Katrina Crossley in Donations, Recipients, Trustees, Volunteers

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