This blog reflects on ENS’s participation in the PILnet Global Forum in Rome, highlighting how pro bono collaboration can advance legal action on statelessness. Amid funding cuts, the Forum offered opportunities to strengthen partnerships with law firms, raise awareness, and develop practical litigation support. Building on the Statelessness Case Law Database, sessions explored impact litigation, research, and innovative pro bono models centred on lived experience. The blog underscores structured, collaborative partnerships as essential to closing protection gaps and driving systemic change.