Legal Volunteering
Law volunteering is exactly what charities need!
All organisations need legal counsel, our charities and non profit organisations are no exception. Legal volunteers play a critical role to ensure charities and non for profits are set up and running to compliance. Do a search for legal volunteering projects and you’ll see that the work required is varied in scope. Each charity or non profit organisation is likely at different stages of growth. Lawyer volunteers are needed at every stage to help with things like:
Create legal documents and agreements
Create legal policies
Review legal documents
Provide legal advice
Our charities want to see lawyers volunteering
Many law volunteers have day jobs and give their time supporting causes they care about. We know that law volunteering can take up extra time in a day. We also know that legal volunteers are busy people. It’s why the projects you’ll find on Vollie all have flexible arrangements. Help the causes you care about in your own time, from the comfort of your own home.
Our charities and non profit organisations do some amazing work. But they don’t always have the time or resources to check they’re complying to things like workplace laws, legislations, fundraising laws and a host of regulations that can be overwhelming to deal with. This is where law volunteering comes in. Our law volunteers have a range of skills. They come to Vollie with causes they’re passionate about and specialise in different areas including:
Setting up the right legal structure: Help select a structure that will work long term
Rules and compliance: Help sort through the fine print to ensure charities and non for profits are compliant
Charity registration: See a charity grow from the very start
Understand tax concessions and exemptions
Staff policies: Create a policy that protects all parties
Organisation policies: Create a policy and structure for the whole organisation to follow
Disputes: For situations that don’t go to plan
The list goes on. Recent lawyer volunteering projects have seen our law volunteers reviewing legal structures and creating legal agreements. But there is so much more good work to be done. If you have experience in law and are interested in law volunteering, have a look at the projects available on Vollie. Law volunteering remotely can truly be a rewarding experience when you pair it with a cause you’re passionate about. Don’t limit what you can do with the international borders. Our projects are open to anyone. You can make a change from anywhere in the world. Join the team and make an impact with a skill set that is always welcome.