Providing pro bono legal advice to disadvantaged individuals, charities and not for profit organisations is at the heart of the Mallesons in the Community program. But our support goes further, it is multi level using the skills of lawyers and non-lawyers. We donate money and volunteer with charities and not for profit organisations.

Our community program won the “Special Award - Impact on the Community” at the Australian Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Community Partnerships in 2004.

As a firm we have defined our specific charitable targets as being to:

help alleviate poverty and improve community welfare

help children and young people at risk.

Our community program is underpinned by partnerships with not for profit organisations that have initiatives in these areas. Australia-wide our community partners are the Australian Red Cross and The Smith Family.

Our state specific community partners are: Abused Child Trust, Barnardos Australia, Melbourne Affordable Housing, National Children’s & Youth Law Centre, Ted Noffs Foundation, Urban Seed.

For more details of our program see the Mallesons in the Community Reports.

Nominations have opened across the country for the 2010 Children’s Law Awards. Organised by the National Children’s Youth and Law Centre (NCYLC) and Mallesons Stephen Jaques, the Awards will be presented by the Attorney General, Robert McClelland. For more information on how to make a nomination, click here.

A Report on our community in 2009
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