Dentons has been awarded 'Best Contribution by a Law Firm' at the LawWorks Pro Bono Awards, held in London on 19 June 2013. The award was presented to the firm in recognition of our work for Poplaw; setting the charity up and running it in London over the past seven years. The award also recognised Dentons' legal advice clinic in Milton Keynes.

Poplaw is a drop-in clinic which offers free legal advice to individuals who may not otherwise be able to access or afford it. It is hosted by Dentons’ solicitors with administrative support from law students from neighbouring Queen Mary’s University. The advice covers all areas of law, except for criminal, family and immigration law, with the most regular subjects including advice on debt, housing, consumer issues, employment and welfare benefits. The demand for this sort of service is ever-increasing, and we currently have over 100 volunteers on the rota - a mixture of partners, lawyers and trainees.