Sara K. Andrews
Co-Director of New Perimeter
Sara Andrews is the Senior International Pro Bono Counsel and Co-Director of New Perimeter, DLA Piper's nonprofit affiliate that provides long-term pro bono legal assistance in under-served regions around the world to support access to justice, social and economic development, sound legal institutions, and women's advancement.
Sara leads New Perimeter’s strategy and operations. She develops and manages global pro bono projects engaging lawyers from across DLA Piper’s offices and in partnership with civil society organizations, governments, and academic and multilateral institutions. She has led and contributed to projects focusing on legal education, law reform, access to justice, women's rights and economic development in multiple jurisdictions. Her work includes supporting post-conflict law reform in Kosovo, developing capacity-building programs for law students and government lawyers in East Africa, and examining the impact of the pandemic on gender-based violence around the world.
Before joining New Perimeter full-time, Sara practiced in DLA Piper's litigation group. She currently serves on the board of Women Win, an international organization using sport as a strategy to advance women's rights in developing countries.
- French
- J.D., Northwestern University School of Law 2004
- B.A., Amherst College
magna cum laude
Publications
- Co-author, "Lawyers Can Expand Access to Justice by Seeding Global Pro Bono", Bloomberg Law, April 5, 2024
- Chapter co-author, "Pro bono post-pandemic - our evolving commitment to serving others," Accelerating Trends in Law Firms, Globe Law and Business, Dec 1, 2021
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Co-author, "Responding to rising intimate partner violence amid COVID-19: A rapid review," New Perimeter & the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, February 2021
- Co-author, "Big Law’s Bid to Improve Access to Justice Through Pro Bono (Perspective)," Bloomberg Law, August 3, 2017
- Author, "The Role of Law Firms in Increasing Access to Justice Globally," Namati, April 20, 2017
- Co-author, "Pro Bono Goes Global," Stanford Social Innovation Review, (Winter 2016)
- Co-author, "Expanding the Perimeters of Pro Bono," The Maryland Bar Journal, (July 2014)
- US Domestic Prosecution of the International Sex Tourist: Efforts to Protect Children from Sexual Exploitation, 94 J. CRIMINAL LAW & CRIMINOLOGY 415 (Winter 2004)
Seminars
- Presenter, Gender & Justice Research Colloquium, Georgetown University, April 9, 2021
- Presenter, COVID-19 and Violence against Women: From data to effective programs, online event hosted by the World Bank and UN Women, April 1, 2021
- Moderator, Northwestern University Journal of Human Rights: Human Rights and Diplomacy Symposium, April 2021
Teaching
- Guest Lecturer at the Universidad Panamericana and Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo De Mexico (ITAM), Mexico City, seminar on pro bono practice and the public interest
- Guest Lecturer at Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia, seminar on pro bono
- Guest Lecturer, Suffolk University Law School, seminar on international environmental law
Media Mentions
- "Law Firms Keep Pro Bono Focus On Ukraine War," Law 360, February 23, 2024
- "DLA Piper Rebuilding Hope: Pro Bono For Ukraine’s Small Businesses," Pro Bono Institute, February 22, 2024
- "5 DLA Piper Offices Back Peru Debt-for-Nature Swap," Law, October 17, 2023
- "DLA Piper taps partner, counsel to spearhead international pro bono initiative," Australasian Lawyer, January 6, 2022
- "DLA Piper Law Firm Builds Pro Bono Culture in Colombia," Advisory Excellence, December 21, 2020
- "Boston Lawyer Leads International Pro Bono Project, Recent Trip to Zambia," Boston Bar Association, November 2015
- " DLA pro bono group drafts microfinance framework," Latin Lawyer, November 6, 2015
- "Rape a naked power play in Mugabe's Zimbabwe: report," The World Daily Blog, February 28, 2013
Prior Experience