Acclaim for pro bono activities
The University’s Glasgow Open (GO) Justice Centre has won Best Contribution by a Law School at the LawWorks Student Pro Bono Awards 2025.
The Emma Ritch Law Clinic, which is also based at the University’s School of Law, was Highly Commended in the best new pro bono project category.
Supported by the Attorney General, the Rt Hon Lord Hermer KC, the awards celebrate the best pro bono activities undertaken by law students and law schools across the UK.
The GO Justice Centre Co-Directors are Professors Nicole Busby, Maria Fletcher and Jacqueline Kinghan: "In recent years, we have developed new clinics and pro bono projects in important areas of legal need including homelessness, sexual violence, racial justice and children's rights together with our civil society partners. University of Glasgow law students working on these projects have shown great enthusiasm, dedication and commitment to using the law in different ways to create positive social change. We are delighted to see their work honoured by this award."
Eamon Keane and Professor Jacqueline Kinghan are Emma Ritch Law Clinic Co-Directors: "The Emma Ritch Law Clinic is an innovative new development in UK clinical legal education and we're delighted to see our work providing independent legal advice and representation to survivors of sexual violence highly commended by the Law Works Award panel of judges."
Olivia Murray is a final-year law student at Glasgow. "My clinical legal education at the Emma Ritch Law Clinic has been the most rewarding experience of my University career. This opportunity has revealed to me that profound struggles surrounding access to justice for complainers in sexual violence cases and has encouraged me to reflect on the importance of using my legal experience to promote social change. I leave the clinic with a commitment to social justice lawyering and a better understanding of the realities of legal practice. I will continue to carry the lessons I have learned into my role as a legal professional."