Free advice and even practical support from law firms is helping start-ups and promoting ecosystem development
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Pro bono law programmes often target good causes or groups unable to afford legal help. But there are also law firms that provide pro bono help to would-be start-ups, offering the expertise needed to get tech company founders underway.
“For the start-up and venture team there is a sense of wanting to pay it forward,” said Amalie Paludan, senior associate at the law firm Kromann Reumert in Copenhagen. “That’s in the DNA of the ecosystem. If we all help out as best we can, the ecosystem will grow, ventures will grow, and more investors will emerge.”
It is also extremely rewarding on a personal level. “It is inspiring beyond belief to see how much energy and how many ideas there are in the…
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