PAGE 7 Many pledgers shared that they will continue to employ at least some remote work in future projects while others shared that they have been motivated by the effectiveness of remote working to develop new projects, which are predominantly delivered remotely. For example, the law firms Orrick and Ashurst have worked with another firm to develop a new collaboration with Refugee Law Clinics Deutschland (RLC), called Refugee Rights Access. Volunteer lawyers from the German offices of these three firms provide free legal information sessions via the Zoom platform, alongside RLC student advisors, on the EU asylum system and process to individuals who have arrived in Bosnia and Herzegovina from other third countries. Given financial and other uncertainties faced by many NGOs as a result of the pandemic, some private sector pledgers highlighted that they chose to strengthen relationships with existing local legal aid partners rather than develop new partnerships. A number of firms worked with existing partners to refocus their pro bono activities to provide services to those particularly vulnerable to the virus, including detained asylum-seekers. Others shared that the pandemic brought about some positive procedural changes in certain jurisdictions, which created opportunities for greater rights for refugees. "The shock and turmoil of the pandemic also created new possibilities: the government created a first ofits-kind forum for deliberation between NGOs and government offices relating to the needs of refugees and migrants during the crisis; legal dead-ends in regards to releasing detainees were reconsidered by the courts, opening the path to the release of more detainees than before; and even the requirement that asylum seekers renew visas in person, which has been an ever-present burden for the community, was removed, moving to an online system for visa renewals.” The Hotline for Refugees and Migrants (Israel)