Welcome

Lawyers Without Borders is a not-for-profit 501c3 corporation whose mission is to promote rule of law  around the world by leveraging and promoting pro bono service  to meet the needs to the underserved, build capacity in justice sectors and support transitions and development aimed at protecting human rights, all with a neutral orientation.

Our goal is to develop. manage  and support  initiatives in the human rights and global capacity building sectors, leveraging pro bono hours and in-kind support to minimize program costs. This approach has  proven to exponentially increase the power and impact of donor funding. 

LWOB's  collaborative structure that manages pro bono lawyers, or teams of lawyers from large law firms, the private bar, in-house counsel, government sector and non-profit organizations from around the world, represents an unparalleled and unprecedented accomplishment. 

The success of the LWOB model is a testament to the value of the program model that is capable of recruiting, managing and  harnessing financial and volunteer resources engaging all sectors of civil society in a globally oriented collaborative pro bono effort.

Rule of Law & Capacity Building

Recent News
Two Positions Available: Program Manger and Program Fellow

Program Manager and Program Fellow LWOB has an available two positions expected to start on October 1, 2017. The program manager ideally will be a lawyer with some prosecutorial experience who has demonstrated organizational and program management skills. The Fellow is a supporting position and should be a post-graduate with exceptional academic record, organizational, communication and writing skills. Please see LWOB Job Board for more details and online application.

FIND ME! Educational board game for sale

LWOB's FIND ME! educational board game is now available for purchase.

Amazon Smile: Support LWOB with your Amazon Purchases

LWOB is an approved charity in the Amazon Smile program. Designating LWOB as your charity in your Amazon purchase account will dedicate a small percentage of your dollars spent to LWOB. Believe it or not, LWOB can realize up one to two hundred dollars per month with only a dozen purchases. To get a sense of how your dollars spent can impact our constituent audience--$57 will provide an NGO with an educational game to teach human trafficking to young and old who may be at risk for being victimized by traffickers. $75 will purchase a crime scene processing tool kit to teach officers how to process an elephant or other wildlife crime scene in Africa. No donation is too small--in the end, your amazon purchases when combined with LWOB's own purchasing power and the purchases of other supporters can begin to create an income stream that is meaningful. And, with Amazon--all you have to do is select LWOB as your charity at the Amazon Smile link.

KENYA Summer Wildlife Crime Project Closes

 Kenya: Wildlife Crime

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