Community and Environment

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At mdp McDonald Partners, we take social responsibility seriously and we contribute back to the community in several ways.
 
We offer pro bono legal support to the Human Rights Law Resource Centre (HRLRC), a not-for-profit community legal centre which promotes and protects human rights in Australia .
 
We also support various charity causes. Recently our staff contributed to the Fitted for Work campaign, which provides job interview clothing for women who are long-term unemployed or from disadvantaged backgrounds and aims to help them obtain and maintain employment.
 
mdp recently participated in the Ride to Work Day, and some of our lawyers are members of the Legal Riders group and ride bicycles to work regularly. You may see their bicycles in the office!
 
We also take a number of measures around the office to reduce our environmental impact, including double-sided printing, paper recycling and electricity and water conservation measures.

mdp McDonald Partners is taking part in the 2010 Victorian Women Lawyers and Women Barristers Association Law Student Mentoring Program. Our mentors meet with an allocated mentee to discuss career progression, securing seasonal and graduate positions, maintaining a work/life balance and the general transition from study to full-time work.
 
Links
Human Rights Law Resource Centre
Fitted for Work
Ride to Work Day
Victorian Women Lawyers
Legal Riders