At the end of his second year in law school, NUS School of Law alumnus Mr Will Jude Vimal Raj joined the migrant worker wing of the NUS Pro Bono Group. During his first meeting with charities that help migrant workers, he was struck by how much assistance they need in Singapore. He set up the Law & You programme then, which aimed to give foreign domestic workers knowledge of their legal rights. Since launching it in January 2015, the initiative has helped about 200 people. Yesterday, the NUS law faculty recognised him by giving him the Pro Bono Pioneer Award at the second NUS Law Pro Bono Awards ceremony. NUS said pro bono work, which is voluntary, is important for law students who gain real-world experience of practising law.