Our Pro Bono Rechtsberatung Team team arranges around 130 pro bono collaborations every year. We are incredibly proud of this!

Drei Personen aus dem Team der UPJ Pro Bono Rechtsberatung

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Pro bono programs:

Eine Gruppe von Volunteers arbeitet an einem Tisch während der "Nachtschicht (Berlin)" von UPJ
Nachtschicht (Berlin) 2025, Photo: Andreas Ernst

Which support will you receive from us?

UPJ accepts requests and finds suitable pro bono volunteers. The support is free of charge and is limited in time. Our team will clarify any unanswered questions and prepare the job descriptions. In the Pro Bono Legal Consulting program, a more comprehensive preliminary assessment is carried out and the appropriate areas of law are assigned. If necessary, inquiries are divided into several mandates.

Pro bono volunteers are called ...

At the UPJ Pro Bono Legal Consulting: “Dedicated Lawyers”

At Nachtschicht Berlin: “supporters” or “creatives”

At the Digital Service Camp, we call them “experts”.

That's how long we've been offering pro bono deals:

UPJ’s first pro bono project was launched in 2014 with NACHTSCHICHT Berlin.

Contact persons:

Portraitfoto von UPJ-Teammitglied Benita Piechaczek
Benita Piechaczek, Program Manager UPJ Pro Bono Legal Consulting
Portraitfoto von UPJ-Teammitglied Ellen Sturm
Ellen Sturm, Project Manager NACHTSCHICHT (Berlin) and Digital Service Camp

Mission:

We work towards a sustainable society in which companies shape their business activities responsibly and solve social challenges in cooperation with civil society, politics and administration.

As a nationwide nonprofit organization for responsible corporate governance, social commitment and cross-sector cooperation, we connect people and organizations that take responsibility for just change in business and society.

We join forces with our network of committed companies and the network of nonprofit and municipal Intermediaries. We offer a place for peer advice, trusting exchanges and personal encounters.

Our projects and programs have an impact locally, regionally and nationwide. We drive positive change for the climate, environment and sustainable supply chains. We strengthen social cohesion by supporting the civic engagement of companies.

Legal form / legal name:

UPJ e.V. (nonprofit organization)

Address:

UPJ e.V.
Brunnenstraße 1818
10119 Berlin

More information about the organization:

Das Team der Organisation Herzkaspar e.V. stehen auf der Treppe vor einem Gebäude und bilden mit ihren Händen ein Herz
Photo: Maja Frey

We needed support with employment law and data protection, as our volunteers in the clinics come into contact with personal data. UPJ provided us with a competent and very committed law firm that advised us on this. A thousand thanks!

Pro bono legal consulting allows me to use my expertise as a lawyer for a good cause and to get to know great Organizations that make an important contribution to the common good. Thanks to UPJ's mediation, taking on pro bono mandates is straightforward!

Portrait von Paula Rücker-Embden (NEUWERK) einer Pro-bono-Anwältin aus dem Netzwerk von UPJ