Become a legal partner

Advocates for International Development is a ground breaking organisation which allows us as an international law firm to become actively involved with some of the leaders in the international development community.

                                                               ~Yasmin Waljee, Hogan Lovells

A4ID works with an extensive network of legal partners made up of leading law firms, barristers, in-house lawyers and legal academics willing to provide their expertise free of charge.

Legal partners provide much-needed legal advice to development organisations, governments, bar associations and social enterprises, improving their impact in eradicating poverty.

Why legal support is needed

Law is a powerful tool for fighting causes, protecting rights and securing standards of living. But legal assistance is expensive and in many countries there are very few trained lawyers.

At present, limited access to legal expertise is acting as a bar to development, as organisations struggle to defend their causes against better funded adversaries, and often can't secure important rights or services for the people they represent.

Our legal partners help development NGOs and social enterprises to address the fundamental legal issues involved in the day-to-day running of their organisations, advising on areas such as corporate governance, contracting, intellectual property and business modelling.

How A4ID works

A4ID partners legal professionals and experts with international development organisations and national governments pursuing the Millennium Development Goals.

For details of how A4ID sets up partnerships, read more about our broker service

Opportunities range from desk-based work, such as spending a couple of hours reviewing a contract or carrying out research, to more demanding activities, such as several days spent in-country delivering training or conducting litigation. 

For a better idea of the kinds of partnerships A4ID facilitates, find out more about some of our past projects.

Find out how to become a legal partner