Amal Clooney has unveiled an important new global initiative that is close to her heart. The human rights lawyer made the announcement shortly after a stylish appearance alongside husband George at an event in Milan for the Winter Olympics.
Amal, 48, who co-founded the Clooney Foundation for Justice in 2016 with her actor other half, 64, today revealed that the organisation would be launching a Justice Champion Program. The new initiative, announced on their website, will bring together leading law firms to provide pro bono legal support to women and journalists around the world.
"This partnership will help us do even more for the women and journalists we represent," said Amal. "We are lucky to count Quinn Emanuel as part of the CFJ family and very grateful for their support as our first Justice Champion partner." The programme's inaugural partner is global firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, who have over 1,000 attorneys across 35 offices globally.
The mother-of-two, following her studies at Oxford University and New York University, was called to the New York Bar in 2002 and then the England and Wales equivalent of Inner Temple in 2010. The French-British-Lebanese barrister has specialised in international law and human rights, and has made it her mission to help victims of mass atrocities, including genocide and sexual violence.
It comes after Amal wowed in a black strapless chiffon gown at the Winter Olympics pop-up held by Swiss watchmaker Omega - for whom George has been an ambassador since 2007 - in the northern Italian city on Saturday. She accessorised with a black clutch bag and heels, along with statement drop-down earrings.
Then, on Sunday, Amal headed to Milan Airport in style, in a pair of pale wash blue flared jeans, together with a navy knit layered beneath a black jacket. She accessorised with large black sunglasses and a black bag.
The star welcomed fraternal twins, Ella and Alexander, with George in 2017. She married the actor in 2014, a year after they had met through a mutual friend in Lake Como.
© GettyThey are believed to be rather hands-on as parents, with George denying that they had multiple nannies to help them in an interview with The Guardian in 2021. He responded: "We don't, because it's so important to Amal [to be involved].
"We have a nanny four days a week and the rest of the time it's just us, and during lockdown, it was just us for a full year! I felt like my mother in 1964, doing dishes and six loads of laundry a day."
