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Browne Jacobson first law firm to back national volunteering effort
- As a Founder Member of GoVo, Browne Jacobson is supporting a vital mission to mobilise more volunteers, while strengthening its workplace volunteering offer
- The firm is also signed up to the 100 Million Hour Movement to help build more resilient communities through employee volunteering
UK and Ireland law firm, Browne Jacobson is backing a national effort to mobilise millions of volunteers while strengthening its employee volunteering offer, as a Founder Member of GoVo, the digital volunteering platform developed by Royal Voluntary Service.
Built in partnership with hundreds of charities, GoVo and GoVo for Business – the platform’s corporate interface - aim to expand the reach and impact of volunteering nationwide.
As a Founder Member, Browne Jacobson will work alongside Royal Voluntary Service, one of the largest volunteering organisations in Britain, to support GoVo’s continued development and champion volunteering through its national networks.
Browne Jacobson, which employs over 1,300 staff, across seven office locations - Nottingham, London, Exeter, Dublin, Birmingham, Cardiff and Manchester - is the first law firm to back the platform and will use GoVo for Business to scale its employee volunteering efforts. All colleagues will be able to use the platform to access and apply for volunteering opportunities in their communities and find options to suit their schedules and interests.
The new partnership builds on Browne Jacobson’s wider community engagement strategy, which also features pro bono work in partnership with LawWorks; community action programmes that support fundraising for local causes to each office; and the Browne Jacobson Charitable Trust, which provides donations for specific programmes run by small charities.
In addition to becoming a Founder Member, Browne Jacobson is also stepping up to support Royal Voluntary Service’s new campaign to double employee volunteering by the end of 2028. The 100 Million Hour Movement has been launched to help elevate employee morale and engagement while strengthening society through greater participation in workplace volunteering. It comes in response to clear evidence of volunteering’s many benefits.
"GoVo represents the next wave of tech-for-good and we’re delighted to welcome Browne Jacobson as a Founder Member. As a law firm working to make a difference in business and society and with connections across regions and sectors, Browne Jacobson brings valuable expertise and perspective that will help shape our offer for organisations across the UK.
"We’re also pleased to have it as a 100 Million Hour Movement pledge signatory. If more businesses and employers lean in, the potential for the UK is considerable – helping to close a growing volunteer shortfall at a time of rising demand for support.
"We look forward to working with the Browne Jacobson team to champion the power of workplace volunteering and supporting them to enhance their own volunteering offer with the roll out of GoVo for Business."
Carole Urey, Chief Revenue Officer, Royal Voluntary Service
"Our people are passionate about making a difference in their local communities and volunteering is a great way to do this. We are proud to have joined GoVo as a founder member to help us develop a volunteering programme, as part of the firm’s community action strategy, which actively encourages our people to donate their time to a wide range of worthy causes.
"Signing the pledge reflects our commitment to going even further – to expand our impact, create more opportunities to contribute and encourage more colleagues to get involved – and supports Browne Jacobson’s ambition to work at the forefront of tackling society’s biggest issues."
Beth Dowson, partner & Community Action co-lead at Browne Jacobson
Responding to a steady decline in volunteering across the country, GoVo is designed to make it easy for individuals to connect with volunteering opportunities, including through workplace programmes. With 500+ roles in every postcode – users can access thousands of flexible and diverse roles and better fit volunteering around other commitments.
GoVo and GoVo for Business are part of Royal Voluntary Service’s mission to grow volunteering across the country, opening up new ways for people to give their time in ways that work for them. The platform allows users to find and sign up for local and national opportunities based on their interests, skills and availability. By collaborating with major employers and partners, Royal Voluntary Service hopes to make volunteering a mainstream, accessible part of everyday life - for individuals, teams and entire workforces.
Friday, 5 March 2026
About Browne Jacobson
We are the law firm working to make a difference across business and society. We champion fairness, make the complex simple and forge connections between clients to find creative solutions to improve outcomes for every person, community and business we serve.
We are a top 50 law firm, providing pragmatic legal advice across a range of sectors including insurance, financial services, education, health and life sciences, construction and real estate, public sector, energy and infrastructure, manufacturing and industrial, retail and consumer, and technology.
With more than 1,300 people in offices spanning London, Dublin, Cardiff, Nottingham, Manchester, Birmingham and Exeter, we are all working together towards social mobility, diversity and inclusion. This is exemplified by our number one position in the 2025 Social Mobility Employer Index.
About Royal Voluntary Service
In every corner of Britain, Royal Voluntary Service mobilises volunteers to support people in need and the NHS. Our volunteers work with healthcare teams and in communities providing practical help and emotional support when people are struggling to cope.
Our North Star is volunteering for all, growing participation across all backgrounds, ages and abilities so everyone can volunteer. We have launched a digital volunteering platform, GoVo, a tech for good innovation which is connecting volunteers to causes they care about for the benefit of charities across the country.
For more information about Royal Voluntary Service, please visit www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk or visit GoVo.org to search thousands of volunteering opportunities.