June 2025 Individual International Legal Studies Externship Program

2-27 June 2025 | Chiang Mai, Thailand

BABSEACLE concluded the Individual International Legal Studies Externship Program for June 2025. The program officially ran from June 2nd until June 27th, 2025, during which students from inside and outside of law schools came to work in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Within total immersion in access to justice, pro bono, and professional ethics — the core values we focus on — the program combined collaborative, inclusive, and dynamic full-time work-style settings with field trips, for students to learn what a career in a justice organization is like, engage in the ongoing work that BABSEACLE does, and develop meaningful intercultural experiences.

2025 Asia CLE Mock Sentencing Hearing Workshop & Event

26-27 May 2025 | Chiang Mai, Thailand

Students of the LLB law programs from the Asia region took part in the Asia CLE Mock Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Sentencing Hearing Workshop and Event on May 26-27, 2025, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. BABSEACLE’s CLE Mock Trial is a long-standing justice education initiative with a focus on legal ethics and access to justice, through which BABSEACLE has instilled in students the values of legal professionalism and social responsibility, in order for them to become the next generation of justice-driven legal professionals who will help shape the future of societies.

Students learned about and discussed the regional cultural context and typical patterns of gender-based violence, and performed the roles of lawyers, survivors, perpetrators, and witnesses in simulated hearings to gain a better appreciation of how fair sentencing works.

3rd Asia CLE Conference

23-25 May 2025 | Chiang Mai, Thailand

The 3rd Asia Clinical Legal Education (CLE) Conference, co-hosted by BABSEACLE and the Faculty of Law, Chiang Mai University, brought together participants from 14 countries to advance the institutionalization of CLE. Explore how this significant event fostered innovation, collaboration, and access to justice.

Providing Legal Services for Juvenile Clients Workshop

26–27 April 2025 | Foreign Trade University, Hanoi, Vietnam

BABSEACLE and White & Case recently co-hosted a workshop for law students in Hanoi, focused on ethical and practical approaches to representing juvenile clients. The event featured expert speakers and hands-on training to enhance Clinical Legal Education.

Upcoming Events

Annual Access to Justice Play

Restive Souls: ​"Scenes and Monologues From Modern Day Slavery" unveils the raw stories of five survivors, victims of forced labor and sexual exploitation. More than a play, it's a visceral confrontation with human trafficking, demanding action and amplifying the survivors' fight for freedom.

Dates: 27-29 November 2025 

Location: AUA Language Center, Chiang Mai

Asia Pro Bono Roundtable

The idea of the Asia Pro Bono Consortium Roundtable was birthed in 2020 in the midst of COVID-19. It has since grown into a regional event. The Roundtable is organized on a quarterly basis through the collaboration of the Consortium members.

Information regarding the 2026 Q1 Roundtable will be released soon.

Platform: Virtually via Zoom

14th Asia Pro Bono Conference & Access to Justice Exchange

The conference organized by a network consortium from throughout Asia and globally, is the largest annual gathering of persons supporting and engaged in access to justice, pro bono and public interest law in Asia.

The APBC will be an opportunity to share experiences, advocacies, and ideas not only among Asians but to learn as well from experts, practitioners, and policymakers from other regions of the world.

Dates: APBC 4-6 December 2026

A2JX: 2-3 and 7 December 2026

Location: Fukuoka, Japan

Who Are We?

We are BABSEACLE, a 501-C-3 U.S. not-for-profit, access to justice/legal education organization which collaborates globally in the development of justice education and access to justice initiatives while simultaneously fostering generations of pro bono minded champions. BABSEACLE has been working collaboratively with universities, law students, law faculties, lawyers, members of the legal community, justice-related organizational partners, government and the private sector since 2003 to develop justice education and pro bono related programs throughout Asia and globally. These programs assist in providing access to justice services while simultaneously helping to build the next generation of social justice, pro bono minded champions. These programs and clinics assist communities, provide legal aid services and simultaneously help to build the next generation of social justice, pro-bono minded champions.

Over 1,100 Legal Trainings

Since 2003, BABSEACLE has a proven record of inspiring training workshops with law teachers, lawyers, legal service providers, students and community members through Asia and globally.

100% Collaborative

BABSEACLE seeks to develop and strengthen positive partnerships and networks locally, regionally and internationally. We endeavor to link access to justice programs to civil society organizations, law firms, corporations, governmental policy makers, municipalities, and justice sector institutions. We welcome partnerships to support these access to justice champions.

Global Pro Bono Move

A Virtual Walk Run Jog Bike Swim Wheel Hike Ski

Are you ready to move around the globe together VIRTUALLY this year?

Together we have 365 days to walk, jog, bike, swim, wheelchair, hike, ski, & other ways to move around the globe. BABSEACLE’s Global Pro Bono Move is an annual awareness and fundraising event which supports greater access to justice and helps to build Rule of Law to protect the poor, vulnerable & marginalized.

2024 Achievements

The Future Lawyer Skills Program

16 – 20 September 2024 | Foreign Trade University, Hanoi, Vietnam 

Providing Legal Support Services for Juvenile Clients Workshop

6 – 7 July 2024 | Faculty of Law Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand 

The Future Lawyer Skills Program

10 – 14 June 2024 | Faculty of Law Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand