"As part of an initiative designed to improve access to legal services, the Tennessee Supreme Court has created a new way for attorneys to earn required CLE credit for doing pro bono work and the court has designated Nashville's Bass Berry & Sims as the first firm in the state to offer the program.

Over the past decade, the court has, through the creation of the Access to Justice Commission, searched for ways to increase access to legal services. The Commission petitioned the Court to create a new designation — “approved legal assistance organization” — to expand the types of entities that may confer CLE credit for pro bono cases..."

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