OWNING THE PRINCIPLE OF CHARITY BEGINNING AT HOME AT PEO LEGAL PEO LEGAL IS A 100% MOTSWANA, FEMALE-OWNED CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW FIRM BASED IN GABORONE. THE FIRM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2018 WITH A STAFF COMPLEMENT OF 2 AND HAS OVER 3 YEARS GROWN TO A STAFF COMPLEMENT OF 11, INCLUDING 4 ATTORNEYS. THE FIRM’S PRACTICE AREAS INCLUDE CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL, COMPETITION LAW, REGULATORY AND COMPLIANCE, ESTATE PLANNING, CONVEYANCING, AND DEBT COLLECTION. THE RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN MAGAZINE CAUGHT UP WITH CHABO PEO, PARTNER AT PEO LEGAL, TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE LAW FIRM, ITS MISSION AND COLLECTIVE CSR FRAMEWORK.
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TRC: Start by introducing us to your company, brief background of your organization including the mission and values? CP: We are a client-centric firm and pride ourselves on our efficiency and responsiveness. Law as a business has evolved rapidly over the last few years; anyone can read the law but what makes us stand out in this market is our attentiveness to our clients’ needs and our ability to preempt clients’ needs and concerns. We are very good at that; we tailor-make all our solutions and ensure that our advice takes into consideration all implications for your business, whether legal, financial, reputational, or commercial. Our goals remain unchanged: to add value, be accessible at all times, to provide service of the highest quality, and to plant roots in the community we serve. For me that community starts with the very people who work within our firm. It’s for this reason that each member of our team is encouraged to lead and drive our CSR projects. Each project must have a direct connection and value for someone within the firm in order for us to be fully committed to it. This has translated into us helping neighbours, schools within our jurisdiction and even the people within the building we work in. We take that “charity begins at home” maxim quite literally. TRC: Explain the company’s CSR framework CP: Our CSR framework is premised on creating impact. Impact is defined as a ‘marked effect or influence,’ and marked means that there’s some ability to observe or ideally measure the effect. Therefore, there must be a tangible THE RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN | BUSINESS • COMMUNITY • IMPACT
