The AWS is firmly committed to supporting and participating in a wide range of charity and community projects.
School Governors
The AWS has organised a number of events with the School Governors One Stop Shop, sponsored by the City of London Corporation and the Bank of England, aimed at encouraging solicitors to become governors for schools that would benefit from their expertise. Lawyers have transferable business skills which can be used in different contexts. Solicitors who have become governors have stated how their professional and personal experiences have been enriched by the work that they do for schools. For more information, go to www.sgoss.org.uk
Law Books for Africa, Asia and the Caribbean
The AWS supports the work of the International Law Book Facility, a charity which provides printed legal texts to professional bodies, advice centres, pro bono groups, law schools and those involved in access to justice in the common law jurisdictions of Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. For more information, see www.ilbf.org.uk
Fundraising
The AWS has held events to raise funds for Shelter, Global Witness, Breast Cancer charities and Amadudu, a refuge for women fleeing domestic violence. The 2009 Annual Dinner raised funds for Homes in Zimbabwe, a registered charity supporting pensioners of all races in Zimbabwe and following the Fiona Woolf Lecture in 2010 a donation was made to London Legal Support Trust.
Environment
The AWS endorsed a Women’s Manifesto on Climate Change produced by the Women’s Environmental Network and the National Federation of Women’s Institutes.
