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Ex-Simmons lawyer launches scheme for Pakistani children.
(From The Lawyer)
A former Simmons & Simmons lawyer is setting out to help vulnerable children in Pakistan and build up a network highlighting the value of pro bono work in the country.
Mahnaz Malik, previously a litigation associate with Simmons in London, is coordinating the scheme with help from the Law Society.
Named 'Project Advocate', the scheme will provide access to justice for children in detention in Pakistan. Nearly half of Pakistan's population is under 18 and recent cases that have come to light involve children as young as six being arrested for offences such as theft.
"We're helping children, but also creating a culture of pro bono," Malik explains.
Malik said the launch of Project Advocate in April was the result of two years of collaboration between the Law Society and the British Pakistan Law Council, which she founded in 2004 to ally the UK and Pakistani legal communities.
"We didn't want the British Pakistan Law Council to be just a talking shop," she says. "We wanted a project to bring the two legal communities together. Pro bono is something that's growing in prominence."
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