Free Representation Unit
@freerepunit.bsky.social
Relieving poverty by training aspiring lawyers to represent clients in tribunal hearings for free. Please support us at https://www.thefru.org.uk/donate
#WinOfTheWeek Thanks Adam Pincott - you stepped and made a real difference for our client.
#WeDoProBono #FreeLegalRepresentation
#WeDoProBono #FreeLegalRepresentation
November 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
#WinOfTheWeek Thanks Adam Pincott - you stepped and made a real difference for our client.
#WeDoProBono #FreeLegalRepresentation
#WeDoProBono #FreeLegalRepresentation
Many thanks to all our supporters in the Chancery Bar Association.
November 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Many thanks to all our supporters in the Chancery Bar Association.
Wow - what a week of #ProBonoWeek highlights!
Celebrating started last Thursday at our Annual General Assembly. Lord Justice Dingemans went out of his way to say how much our work in the tribunals is appreciated by the judiciary and thanked us for everything we do.
#ProBonoWeek 2025 was fabulous!
Celebrating started last Thursday at our Annual General Assembly. Lord Justice Dingemans went out of his way to say how much our work in the tribunals is appreciated by the judiciary and thanked us for everything we do.
#ProBonoWeek 2025 was fabulous!
November 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Wow - what a week of #ProBonoWeek highlights!
Celebrating started last Thursday at our Annual General Assembly. Lord Justice Dingemans went out of his way to say how much our work in the tribunals is appreciated by the judiciary and thanked us for everything we do.
#ProBonoWeek 2025 was fabulous!
Celebrating started last Thursday at our Annual General Assembly. Lord Justice Dingemans went out of his way to say how much our work in the tribunals is appreciated by the judiciary and thanked us for everything we do.
#ProBonoWeek 2025 was fabulous!
FRU staff heavily supporting the launch of #ProBonoWeek.
Great to hear from the Attorney General and former AG.
Congratulations @probonoweekuk.bsky.social for all these events.
Great to hear from the Attorney General and former AG.
Congratulations @probonoweekuk.bsky.social for all these events.
November 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
FRU staff heavily supporting the launch of #ProBonoWeek.
Great to hear from the Attorney General and former AG.
Congratulations @probonoweekuk.bsky.social for all these events.
Great to hear from the Attorney General and former AG.
Congratulations @probonoweekuk.bsky.social for all these events.
We are excited to be celebrating Pro Bono Week (3-7 November)!
Check out all the events taking place across the week at probonoweek.org.uk/events. Join in online with the hashtags #ProBonoWeek and #WeDoProBono.
Check out all the events taking place across the week at probonoweek.org.uk/events. Join in online with the hashtags #ProBonoWeek and #WeDoProBono.
November 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
We are excited to be celebrating Pro Bono Week (3-7 November)!
Check out all the events taking place across the week at probonoweek.org.uk/events. Join in online with the hashtags #ProBonoWeek and #WeDoProBono.
Check out all the events taking place across the week at probonoweek.org.uk/events. Join in online with the hashtags #ProBonoWeek and #WeDoProBono.
Just two days now until we welcome our guest Lord Justice Dingemans to celebrate our work at our 2025 Annual General Assembly.
The event starts at 6.15 and takes place at Latham & Watkins 99 Bishopsgate London, EC2M 3XF
RSVP to chief.exec@thefru.org.uk
The event starts at 6.15 and takes place at Latham & Watkins 99 Bishopsgate London, EC2M 3XF
RSVP to chief.exec@thefru.org.uk
October 28, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Just two days now until we welcome our guest Lord Justice Dingemans to celebrate our work at our 2025 Annual General Assembly.
The event starts at 6.15 and takes place at Latham & Watkins 99 Bishopsgate London, EC2M 3XF
RSVP to chief.exec@thefru.org.uk
The event starts at 6.15 and takes place at Latham & Watkins 99 Bishopsgate London, EC2M 3XF
RSVP to chief.exec@thefru.org.uk
#WinOfTheWeek Thanks so much to Imogen Brown from @cloisterslaw.bsky.social for demonstrating the impact of legal pro bono work in the run up to #ProBonoWeek.
Securing a five-figure sum for her client will make a massive difference to their life.
Securing a five-figure sum for her client will make a massive difference to their life.
October 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
#WinOfTheWeek Thanks so much to Imogen Brown from @cloisterslaw.bsky.social for demonstrating the impact of legal pro bono work in the run up to #ProBonoWeek.
Securing a five-figure sum for her client will make a massive difference to their life.
Securing a five-figure sum for her client will make a massive difference to their life.
We're proud to say that Lord Justice Dingemans, the Senior President of Tribunals has agreed to attend and speak at our annual general assembly on 30 October.
This event is part of #ProBonoWeek. Please come and join us to celebrate our work - everyone is welcome!
RSVP chief.exec@thefru.org.uk
This event is part of #ProBonoWeek. Please come and join us to celebrate our work - everyone is welcome!
RSVP chief.exec@thefru.org.uk
October 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We're proud to say that Lord Justice Dingemans, the Senior President of Tribunals has agreed to attend and speak at our annual general assembly on 30 October.
This event is part of #ProBonoWeek. Please come and join us to celebrate our work - everyone is welcome!
RSVP chief.exec@thefru.org.uk
This event is part of #ProBonoWeek. Please come and join us to celebrate our work - everyone is welcome!
RSVP chief.exec@thefru.org.uk
Many thanks to everyone who came to talk to us yesterday at the @thebarcouncil.bsky.social pupillage fair.
We hope to see you all as future FRU volunteers.
We hope to see you all as future FRU volunteers.
October 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Many thanks to everyone who came to talk to us yesterday at the @thebarcouncil.bsky.social pupillage fair.
We hope to see you all as future FRU volunteers.
We hope to see you all as future FRU volunteers.
Please come to say hello to us at the @thebarcouncil.bsky.social pupillage fair tomorrow.
We'd love to tell you how FRU can boost your applications.
We'd love to tell you how FRU can boost your applications.
October 17, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Please come to say hello to us at the @thebarcouncil.bsky.social pupillage fair tomorrow.
We'd love to tell you how FRU can boost your applications.
We'd love to tell you how FRU can boost your applications.
Welcome back to those attending day 2 of our #Employment law training.
Good luck with the FRU legal test!
Good luck with the FRU legal test!
October 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Welcome back to those attending day 2 of our #Employment law training.
Good luck with the FRU legal test!
Good luck with the FRU legal test!
Calling all FRU volunteers and supporters.
Please come to our annual general assembly on 30 October at Latham and Watkins. We'd love to see you to help us celebrate our work over the past year. Guest speaker plus refreshments - see you there!
RSVP chief.exec@thefru.org.uk
#WeDoProBono
Please come to our annual general assembly on 30 October at Latham and Watkins. We'd love to see you to help us celebrate our work over the past year. Guest speaker plus refreshments - see you there!
RSVP chief.exec@thefru.org.uk
#WeDoProBono
October 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Calling all FRU volunteers and supporters.
Please come to our annual general assembly on 30 October at Latham and Watkins. We'd love to see you to help us celebrate our work over the past year. Guest speaker plus refreshments - see you there!
RSVP chief.exec@thefru.org.uk
#WeDoProBono
Please come to our annual general assembly on 30 October at Latham and Watkins. We'd love to see you to help us celebrate our work over the past year. Guest speaker plus refreshments - see you there!
RSVP chief.exec@thefru.org.uk
#WeDoProBono
Welcome back to participants at day 2 of our social security training.
Now FRU assistant legal officer Brandi Amiss-Towler talks about her specialist subject - Disability Living Allowance.
We hope you are enjoying the presentations and getting a good grounding in our social security work.
Now FRU assistant legal officer Brandi Amiss-Towler talks about her specialist subject - Disability Living Allowance.
We hope you are enjoying the presentations and getting a good grounding in our social security work.
October 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Welcome back to participants at day 2 of our social security training.
Now FRU assistant legal officer Brandi Amiss-Towler talks about her specialist subject - Disability Living Allowance.
We hope you are enjoying the presentations and getting a good grounding in our social security work.
Now FRU assistant legal officer Brandi Amiss-Towler talks about her specialist subject - Disability Living Allowance.
We hope you are enjoying the presentations and getting a good grounding in our social security work.
Welcome to everyone attending the first day of our social security training.
We hope that you find the training useful and interesting.
#WeDoProBono
We hope that you find the training useful and interesting.
#WeDoProBono
October 4, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Welcome to everyone attending the first day of our social security training.
We hope that you find the training useful and interesting.
#WeDoProBono
We hope that you find the training useful and interesting.
#WeDoProBono
Huge thanks to everyone at @11kbw.bsky.social for this wonderful support for our work.
September 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Huge thanks to everyone at @11kbw.bsky.social for this wonderful support for our work.
Last chance to book our brilliant Social Security law and practice training.
Real legal experience - take this training and volunteer with the FRU.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fru-social...
Booking will close Tuesday Sept 30th.
Don't miss this opportunity to advance your legal career!
Real legal experience - take this training and volunteer with the FRU.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fru-social...
Booking will close Tuesday Sept 30th.
Don't miss this opportunity to advance your legal career!
September 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Last chance to book our brilliant Social Security law and practice training.
Real legal experience - take this training and volunteer with the FRU.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fru-social...
Booking will close Tuesday Sept 30th.
Don't miss this opportunity to advance your legal career!
Real legal experience - take this training and volunteer with the FRU.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fru-social...
Booking will close Tuesday Sept 30th.
Don't miss this opportunity to advance your legal career!
Huge thanks to everyone at @1crownofficerow.bsky.social - this is essential funding to keep our #ProBono and #ClinicalLegalEducation service going.
September 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Huge thanks to everyone at @1crownofficerow.bsky.social - this is essential funding to keep our #ProBono and #ClinicalLegalEducation service going.
A reminder: if you are an aspiring lawyer this fantastic experience is available to you.
Volunteering with FRU is a shortcut to gaining key legal skills.
The entry point is to attend our training. Places are still left on the social security training. Book here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fru-social...
Volunteering with FRU is a shortcut to gaining key legal skills.
The entry point is to attend our training. Places are still left on the social security training. Book here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fru-social...
September 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A reminder: if you are an aspiring lawyer this fantastic experience is available to you.
Volunteering with FRU is a shortcut to gaining key legal skills.
The entry point is to attend our training. Places are still left on the social security training. Book here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fru-social...
Volunteering with FRU is a shortcut to gaining key legal skills.
The entry point is to attend our training. Places are still left on the social security training. Book here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fru-social...
Thank you Simon.
We provide access to justice so that tribunal applicants can make the strongest case to the independent judiciary who make the decisions.
We support the rule of law and help the justice system to be more efficient.
We are grateful to all our supporters and volunteers.
We provide access to justice so that tribunal applicants can make the strongest case to the independent judiciary who make the decisions.
We support the rule of law and help the justice system to be more efficient.
We are grateful to all our supporters and volunteers.
September 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Thank you Simon.
We provide access to justice so that tribunal applicants can make the strongest case to the independent judiciary who make the decisions.
We support the rule of law and help the justice system to be more efficient.
We are grateful to all our supporters and volunteers.
We provide access to justice so that tribunal applicants can make the strongest case to the independent judiciary who make the decisions.
We support the rule of law and help the justice system to be more efficient.
We are grateful to all our supporters and volunteers.
#WinOfTheWeek celebrates the work of Ariel Kaminsky, our Linklaters secondee leaving us today.
The client feedback below sums Ariel perfectly. Above all a great advocate, but diligent, patient and reassuring.
Thanks and best wishes in your legal career Ariel.
#WeDoProBono #FreeLegalRepresentation
The client feedback below sums Ariel perfectly. Above all a great advocate, but diligent, patient and reassuring.
Thanks and best wishes in your legal career Ariel.
#WeDoProBono #FreeLegalRepresentation
September 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
#WinOfTheWeek celebrates the work of Ariel Kaminsky, our Linklaters secondee leaving us today.
The client feedback below sums Ariel perfectly. Above all a great advocate, but diligent, patient and reassuring.
Thanks and best wishes in your legal career Ariel.
#WeDoProBono #FreeLegalRepresentation
The client feedback below sums Ariel perfectly. Above all a great advocate, but diligent, patient and reassuring.
Thanks and best wishes in your legal career Ariel.
#WeDoProBono #FreeLegalRepresentation
Calling prospective FRU volunteers:
Here are the links to booking our forthcoming training events. They will work at 09.30 on Monday 15th September.
Social security
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fru-social...
Employment
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fru-employ...
Here are the links to booking our forthcoming training events. They will work at 09.30 on Monday 15th September.
Social security
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fru-social...
Employment
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fru-employ...
September 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Calling prospective FRU volunteers:
Here are the links to booking our forthcoming training events. They will work at 09.30 on Monday 15th September.
Social security
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fru-social...
Employment
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fru-employ...
Here are the links to booking our forthcoming training events. They will work at 09.30 on Monday 15th September.
Social security
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fru-social...
Employment
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fru-employ...
Incoming client feedback "The respondent was incredibly difficult to deal with; armed with solicitors, barristers and deep financial resources, while I was just one person trying to stand up for what I believed was right.
[my rep] didn’t just level the playing field she flipped the script."
[my rep] didn’t just level the playing field she flipped the script."
September 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Incoming client feedback "The respondent was incredibly difficult to deal with; armed with solicitors, barristers and deep financial resources, while I was just one person trying to stand up for what I believed was right.
[my rep] didn’t just level the playing field she flipped the script."
[my rep] didn’t just level the playing field she flipped the script."
...FRU Training days...FRU Training days...FRU Training days...FRU Training days
Don't miss our next training, the gateway to becoming a FRU volunteer.
The Eventbrite booking link will be published here on Friday.
Please share to your networks.
Don't miss our next training, the gateway to becoming a FRU volunteer.
The Eventbrite booking link will be published here on Friday.
Please share to your networks.
September 10, 2025 at 7:49 AM
...FRU Training days...FRU Training days...FRU Training days...FRU Training days
Don't miss our next training, the gateway to becoming a FRU volunteer.
The Eventbrite booking link will be published here on Friday.
Please share to your networks.
Don't miss our next training, the gateway to becoming a FRU volunteer.
The Eventbrite booking link will be published here on Friday.
Please share to your networks.
#WinOfTheWeek is celebrating the legacy of Emma Wilkinson from her work over the past 3 years, as she leaves as our employment law lead this week.
We're pleased to still be working with Emma in her role as Director of the Employment Law Advice Network.
Bon voyage and au reviour Emma!
We're pleased to still be working with Emma in her role as Director of the Employment Law Advice Network.
Bon voyage and au reviour Emma!
September 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
#WinOfTheWeek is celebrating the legacy of Emma Wilkinson from her work over the past 3 years, as she leaves as our employment law lead this week.
We're pleased to still be working with Emma in her role as Director of the Employment Law Advice Network.
Bon voyage and au reviour Emma!
We're pleased to still be working with Emma in her role as Director of the Employment Law Advice Network.
Bon voyage and au reviour Emma!
Well, this feels like the end of summer and start of a new term next week.
We just wanted to reflect on what a great summer '25 it's been meeting friends old and new, now here's to a great autumn...
#WeDoProBono #FreeLegalRepresentation
www.thefru.org.uk/donate
We just wanted to reflect on what a great summer '25 it's been meeting friends old and new, now here's to a great autumn...
#WeDoProBono #FreeLegalRepresentation
www.thefru.org.uk/donate
August 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Well, this feels like the end of summer and start of a new term next week.
We just wanted to reflect on what a great summer '25 it's been meeting friends old and new, now here's to a great autumn...
#WeDoProBono #FreeLegalRepresentation
www.thefru.org.uk/donate
We just wanted to reflect on what a great summer '25 it's been meeting friends old and new, now here's to a great autumn...
#WeDoProBono #FreeLegalRepresentation
www.thefru.org.uk/donate