Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer clocked more than 46,000 hours of U.K. pro bono work over the past year, an increase of more than 50% on its 2020 figures, amid a firmwide surge in volunteering due to the pandemic.

The elite firm, which has ranked as one of Law.com’s best firms for pro bono in the U.K. in 2020 and 2019, boosted its hours from 29,517 in 2020 to 46,341 in the financial year to April 2021, according to figures compiled by the firm ahead of this year’s rankings.