Clifford Chance
Pro bono partnership for respect, equality and safety
We are committed to inclusion, and support My Sisters' Place, a non-profit in White Plains, New York State that works to end domestic violence and human trafficking.
Since the partnership started in 2001, we have given funds to the charity to help pay for its legal advisers, and more than 300 Clifford Chance attorneys and business professionals have volunteered more than 7,000 hours of time.
Many of our summer associates join the charity’s legal clinics, where they help clients of My Sisters' Place with visa, asylum and benefits applications, statements and affidavits, and other legal issues like uncontested divorces and restraining orders. Some colleagues also help with interpreting and translation or offer moral support to clients in court through the Sister-In-Law scheme. The charity also educates us about the issues faced by their clients, such as trafficking, through regular seminars in our New York office.
The pro bono work allows our lawyers to make a positive impact on people who need our legal and emotional support.
