Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc.

Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc. is a non-profit law firm dedicated to providing quality civil legal advice, representation, and education to low income people. We have particular need for attorneys who are willing to take cases pro bono in order to assist clients who can't afford legal representation in areas like family law, guardianships, elder law, real property transactions, bankruptcy, and consumer advocacy.
Some clients need pro bono representation, some simply need guidance on how to navigate the court system as they proceed pro se

  • County(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: Lee
  • Area of law: Consumer, Disability, Education, Elder Law, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Housing, Immigration & Naturalization, Life Planning, Public Benefits, Taxes, Veterans
  • Populations Served: Children, Communities of Color, Domestic Violence Victims, Elderly, Farm workers, General Public, Human Trafficking Survivors, Immigrants, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Low Income, Military/Veterans, Native Americans, Nonprofits, Persons with Disabilities, Women, Working poor and unemployed
  • Opportunities For: Interpreters, Law Students, Lawyers, Mentors, Mentors/consultants, Senior Lawyers, Small and medium law firm attorneys
  • Need for non-English services: Haitian Creole, Spanish
  • Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Evenings, Flexible, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, Weekends
  • Malpractice insurance is provided for volunteers: Yes
  • Training Provided: Yes
  • Training Required: No
  • CLE credit for trainings: No
  • CLE credit for pro bono: No
  • Mentoring or supervision offered: Yes
  • Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No
  • Types of projects in need of Pro Bono help: Alternative dispute resolution (ADR), Client counseling (e.g., brief advice), Client intake and screening, Draft legal documents (e.g., briefs), Hotline staffing, Legal Research, Litigation: Appellate, Litigation: Support (e.g., discovery), Litigation: Trial/Direct Representation, Mentor volunteer lawyers or law students, Prepare legal education materials, Transactional work, Translate legal documents
  • Volunteers may participate long-distance: No
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