Allens

• Introduction
• In the community
  • Pro Bono
  • Charity
  • Environment
  • Reconciliation
• Our structure
• Art collection
• Sponsorship
• Seminars

This year, Allens and its pro bono clients Nambucca Heads Local Aboriginal Land Council and Unkya Local Aboriginal Land Council (the LALCs) reached a milestone.

After several years of settlement negotiations with the NSW Government, agreements were executed to facilitate the establishment of the Aboriginal-owned and jointly managed Gaagal Wanggaan (South Beach) National Park, near Nambucca Heads in northern NSW. Allens' team worked extensively with the LALCs and the Gumbaynggirr people over the past three years – and for more than 2000 hours – to give effect to land rights claims settled in December 2002.

Here, lead Partner Bill McCredie stands at the sixth and newest Aboriginal-owned national park Gaagal Wanggaan (South Beach) National Park.

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Our success as a firm is built on the talent and enthusiasm of our people and the values they bring with them from their homes and their communities. We have gifted and motivated people who want to make a difference, not only in the law and in business but also in the wider community.

Our firm has built longstanding, close relationships with many community groups and has supported them through personal engagement, direct financial support and the provision of pro bono legal assistance. Through our wider pro bono practice, we are able to use the talent and experience of our lawyers, not only for organisations and people in need, but also to advance the public interest and to assist in the resolution of important and complex legal issues.

Guided by our Footprint Committee, we strive to minimise our impact on the environment, with the United Nations Association of Australia recently recognising our work in this area over the past decade.

More recently, through our Reconciliation Action Plan, we have undertaken initiatives to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

We are proud of our charitable, pro bono, environmental and Reconciliation activities and proud of our people who work so energetically in these areas. They work with great passion, energy and commitment.

• United Nations
• Directorships
• Our people

United Nations

United Nations Global Compact

Senior Associate Rachel Nicolson details the firm's work with the United Nations and tells us about the United Nations Global Compact.

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UN Special Rapporteur

Allens assisted the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights with its Corporate Law Tools project by advising on and drafting a Hong Kong chapter for a larger report that addresses corporate laws and corporate social responsibility across the region.

United Nations Association of Australia's World Environment Day Awards

Allens was very pleased to have been named a winner at the United Nations Association of Australia's World Environment Day Awards for 2010.

The firm won the WSP Lincolne Scott Sustainability Leadership Award.

The award recognises those organisations that demonstrate outstanding leadership in adopting practices that position environmental and social performance as priority areas of corporate responsibility and performance, alongside financial results.

At first glance there may not appear to be a great deal that a law (professional services) firm can do regarding Sustainability or Environmental Performance... Allens is walking the talk, having shown a high level of engagement around sustainability, at a local and national level. They have identified many opportunities for improvement and are acting on these through strong leadership, culture and governance.

The judges

Directorships

Directorships of charitable and community organisations.

Many partners and members of staff serve as office bearers or board members of charitable and community organisations, including:

Our people

Our people are passionate about supporting the communities and the environments in which we live and are the drivers of our Pro Bono, Charity, Environment and Reconciliation Action Plan Committees' initiatives.

We would like to acknowledge everyone who has given their time and effort to these committees and who work with great passion, energy and commitment for the benefit of the wider community.

• Pro Bono
• Charity
• Footprint
• Reconciliation Action Plan
• Community Committee – Asia

Pro Bono

Nicky Friedman – Head of Pro Bono and Community Services

Charity

Footprint

Reconciliation Action Plan

Community Committee – Asia