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    FAQs: Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge

    Posted by Jessica Brown on February 2, 2020

    Visit the Challenge site: https://floridalawschoolchallenge.org/ Learn more about past Challenges: https://thefloridabarfoundation.org/florida-pro-bono-law-school-challenge/ What is the Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge? A core part of The Florida Bar Foundation’s mission is to promote public service among lawyers by making it an integral part of the law school experience. The Foundation launched

  • Foundation to kick off 2020 Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge

    Posted by Jessica Brown on January 16, 2020

    The 2020 Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge will kick off on Feb. 3, 2020. The statewide competition, now in its second year, connects Florida law students with lawyers to partner on pro bono cases from local legal aid organizations. Students and lawyers can visit www.FloridaLawSchoolChallenge.org through April 3, 2020,

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    Foundation creates two projects to benefit grantees

    Posted by Jessica Brown on December 18, 2019

    The Florida Bar Foundation’s board of directors approved two projects to help its grantees boost their financial positions.  At its quarterly board meeting on December 13 in Orlando, the Foundation passed the Limited Matching Funds Grant Program (LMFGP) and adopted a Spending and Reserve Policy. The LMFGP will provide grantees

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    Foundation raises $63,665 for Loan Repayment Assistance Program at dinner

    Posted by Jessica Brown on September 9, 2019

    By Carley Conrod At the 43rd Annual Dinner and Reception on June 27, more than $63,000 was raised in support of the Foundation’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP). Through LRAP, the Foundation helps legal aid organizations recruit and retain high-quality lawyers. It does this by funding a $5,000 annual paydown

  • Equal Justice: The Indispensable Role of Legal Services

    Posted by Jessica Brown on March 13, 2019

    Speakers include Legal Services Corporation President James J. Sandman; Voices for Civil Justice Executive Director Martha Bergmark, Director of the Michigan Legal Help Program Angela Tripp and Florida Justice Technology Center Executive Director Joyce Raby. Moderated by Florida Bar Foundation President Juliette E. Lippman, BA ’90, George Washington University. Please RSVP to [email protected]

  • New platform matches Florida law students, lawyers on pro bono cases

    Posted by The Florida Bar Foundation on March 1, 2019

    The Foundation launched the Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge on Jan. 7. Using an online platform to match students with alumni mentors, Florida’s 12 law schools will compete to see which can take the most pro bono cases during the spring semester. “A core part of the Foundation’s mission

  • Application open for 2019 Civil Legal Services Summer Fellowship Program

    Posted by Jessica Brown on February 4, 2019

    The 2019 Civil Legal Services Summer Fellowship student application is now available at https://form.jotform.com/90166379257163. This program seeks 10 ambitious Florida law students to participate in an exciting 11-week summer fellowship with one of Florida’s civil legal aid organizations. The organization and the summer fellow will be matched using their preferences outlined

  • New law school challenge platform will match students, lawyers on pro bono cases

    Posted by Jessica Brown on December 11, 2018

    The Florida Bar Foundation’s pro bono program will launch the Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge on Jan. 7, 2019. Using an online platform to match students with alumni mentors, Florida’s 12 law schools will compete to see which can take the most pro bono cases during the spring semester.

  • Foundation funds 14 law students through Summer Fellow Grant Program

    Posted by Jessica Brown on June 6, 2018

    Fourteen law students will have the opportunity to work in civil legal aid programs this summer through The Florida Bar Foundation’s Summer Fellows Grant Program. “This is the opportunity of a lifetime for these students,” said Kate York, the Foundation’s grants program officer. “It’s a great way to develop their

  • Contribution support revives Legal Aid Summer Fellows Program

    Posted by The Florida Bar Foundation on May 17, 2018

    by Nancy Kinnally After a seven-year hiatus, The Florida Bar Foundation is reinstating its popular Legal Aid Summer Fellows Program, though which law students spend 11 weeks working at Florida civil legal aid programs in projects focused on specific goals such as preventing eviction, protecting the rights of children and

  • Pro Bono Partnerships in the news

    Posted by Jessica Brown on February 23, 2018

    The Florida Bar Foundation’s Pro Bono Partnerships department is at the forefront of pro bono technology and innovation in the US. Check out recent coverage here: Orlando Sentinel: With website, lawyers can find pro bono matches Florida Bar News: New pro bono website puts lawyers in the driver’s seat ABA

  • Florida Bar Foundation makes $781,000 in disaster legal aid grants

    Posted by Jessica Brown on November 28, 2017

    The Florida Bar Foundation has awarded $781,000 in disaster grants to 15 legal aid organizations around the state to help them address the civil legal needs of Floridians affected by Hurricane Irma, as well as Puerto Ricans who have evacuated to Florida as a result of Hurricane Maria. “The Foundation