Pro Bono and Social Responsibility
Clayton Utz is a leader among Australian law firms in pro bono practice and social responsibility programs. The firm's program work to: respond to unmet legal need; support charities and community organisations with financial grants and in-kind support; create positive change in the lives of Indigenous Australians; and minimise its impact on the environment.
Clayton Utz adopted a Corporate Citizenship Policy in 2002 and established the Clayton Utz Foundation in 2003 as the first ever Private Ancillary Fund at an Australian law firm.
In March 2010, the firm launched its Reconciliation Action Plan, and in 2011 became a foundation member of the Australian Legal Sector Alliance to promote sustainable practices across the profession.
In October 2012, Clayton Utz achieved the remarkable milestone of 400,000 hours of pro bono legal assistance and representation provided free to disadvantaged people who could not obtain Legal Aid and to the non-profit organisations which support disadvantaged people. 400,000 hours is the most pro bono work ever conducted by an Australian law firm. Over 15 years, Clayton Utz has acted on a pro bono basis for more than 3,000 people and nearly 1,000 non-profit organisations, and assisted thousands more people at 18 different outreach legal advice clinics.
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