Lawyers Against Poverty

Lawyers Against Poverty

WHAT WE DO

JUSTICE FUND

Collaborative global grant-making

TWINNING

Cross-border peer learning.

LEGAL CONFIDENCE

Legal education for at risk groups.

MENTORING

Support for students with little access to the law.

ROOTS2JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP

Legal support for Human Rights Defenders.

THEMATIC GROUPS

Collaborative learning spaces on women’s rights, refugee rights, land rights and ethical business.

WHO WE SUPPORT

WHO WE ARE

  • Naomi Passman

    Naomi Passman

    Head of European Programmes and Local Growth at Department for Communities and Local Government
    ‘The analytical skills you get from being a lawyer are valuable to charities’

  • Louis Gitinywa

    Louis Gitinywa

    Senior partner at Kigali Attorneys Chamber, Rwanda
    ‘Lawyers should be an equaliser; always being on the side of the poor not the powerful’

  • Naomi Sander

    Naomi Sander

    Associate at Gowling WLG, Banking & Finance Team, and JLAP Lead
    ‘Students lack opportunities to get involved in the more developmental, access-to-justice sides of law’

HOW YOU CAN HELP