As one of the leading law firms in South-east Asia, we are aware that there is a set of responsibilities that we must live up to. Corporate social responsibility and community engagement have always been an important of our ethos and identity. We have committed ourselves to ensure that we serve and make positive impacts to the communities in which we operate in Singapore and beyond. It is our pleasure to highlight that apart from activities that we participated within Singapore, our efforts to impact or benefit beneficiaries have been extended to other jurisdictions in our Allen & Gledhill network, such as Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam.
It is heartening to note that our CSR programme does not only involve our lawyers. We also provide opportunities for community engagement. For example, it is an A&G tradition for our staff to participate in our annual food & craft fund-raising fair, to raise funds for our charity beneficiaries. We will continue to examine initiatives to expand on our CSR activities so that our Firm’s expertise, resources and talents can be used to benefit more in the community.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all lawyers and staff who have contributed their time and efforts towards our CSR efforts. We would also like to thank the various charitable and non-profit organisations and clients who have partnered with us in our CSR journey.
Jerry Koh, Managing Partner
Allen & Gledhill’s pro bono programme (the “Programme”) was formally set up in 2008 to fill a gap in pro bono services. Leveraging off our Firm’s expertise and experience in corporate as well as charity law and governance, the Programme focuses on helping charities to navigate legal and regulatory issues.
The programme is managed by a dedicated team of committed lawyers who focuses on providing pro bono advice to charitable and non-profit organisations on agreements, regulations, corporate and charity law and governance, amongst others. The Programme is headed on a full time basis by our Partner Lim Lei Theng who is also Head of our Firm's Knowledge Management department. It has involved over 200 of our lawyers since its launch in 2008. Our Pro Bono programme is also supported by our Consultant Chan Hian Young.
Learn more about our Pro Bono Programme.
Our Firm contributes to a wide range of charitable causes, ranging from supporting needy school children to caring for the disabled
or elderly. We actively participate in various charity events.
We place strong emphasis in grooming lawyers of the future, and are committed to thought leadership and contributing to the legal community. As part of our knowledge sharing efforts, we sponsor a number of legal and professional events, teach at law schools and legal institutes (namely, the National University of Singapore, Singapore Management University and Singapore Institute of Legal Education), author articles that appears in a range of legal and professional publications, and undertake a variety of speaking engagements with legal and professional organisations (which includes the Law Society of Singapore, the Singapore Academy of Law, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the Institute of Banking & Finance, the International Bar Association and the Inter- Pacific Bar Association).
Our Firm holds volunteering and fund-raising events every year. We believe it is essential for our lawyers and staff to have the opportunities to support and care for the members of our community, particularly those who are less fortunate, have special needs or who are differently abled, be it through fund raising or contributing directly in an activity involving a particular charitable group.
Our Firm takes part in a wide range of activities for worthy causes and to play a part in lending a helping a hand to the needy, underprivileged or challenged. Each year, we endeavour to collaborate with various organisations to raise funds and generate awareness for the beneficiaries that they support. Find out more on some of the organisations and noteworthy events which we have partnered with and participated in.
