Pro Bono Opportunity – Bay Area Legal Services (Clearwater – Sept. 11)
Bay Area Legal Services’ Clearwater office is seeking a law student to assist with Bayside Health Clinic Legal Outreach. This outreach occurs once each month and they have space for one law student to attend each event. Responsibilities will include assisting with consultations and completion of BALS intake paperwork as needed. You will be working with a Bay Area Legal Services volunteer attorney and often a staff attorney as well. To be a patient at the Bayside Health Clinic, a person must be unhoused in Pinellas County. The clinic is located at 14808 49th St. N, Clearwater, FL 33762. The next clinic date will take place on Thursday, September 11, from 1-3pm. If you are interested in signing up, please contact Stephanie Storke, Associate Director of Public Interest Careers & Pro Bono, at [email protected]
Teen Court Informational/Training Session
Looking for a unique way to earn legal pro bono hours? Join St. Pete Teen Court, a diversion program that gives juveniles a second chance when facing their first encounter with the criminal justice system.
- In Teen Court, sanctions are decided by a jury of the youth’s peers, and participants are required to take responsibility for their actions and accept the consequences set by the peer court, students from various high schools in the community.
- Stetson Law students play a vital role by serving as judge during these proceedings. All students are eligible to participate.
- Teen Court sessions are held on Tuesday evenings from 4:45-7:00 p.m. in St. Petersburg.
An informational/training session will be held on Zoom on Thursday, Aug. 28 from 12:05-12:55 p.m. To register for the training and receive the Zoom link, please email Stephanie Storke, Associate Director of Public Interest Careers & Pro Bono, at [email protected].
Teen Court Informational/Training Session
Looking for a unique way to earn legal pro bono hours? Join St. Pete Teen Court, a diversion program that gives juveniles a second chance when facing their first encounter with the criminal justice system.
- In Teen Court, sanctions are decided by a jury of the youth’s peers, and participants are required to take responsibility for their actions and accept the consequences set by the peer court, students from various high schools in the community.
- Stetson Law students play a vital role by serving as judge during these proceedings. All students are eligible to participate.
- Teen Court sessions are held on Tuesday evenings from 4:45-7:00 p.m. in St. Petersburg.
An informational/training session will be held on Zoom on Thursday, Aug. 28 from 12:05-12:55 p.m. To register for the training and receive the Zoom link, please email Stephanie Storke, Associate Director of Public Interest Careers & Pro Bono, at [email protected].
September Family Forms Clinic – Legal Pro Bono Opportunity
Bay Area Legal Services’ Volunteer Lawyers Program is seeking law student volunteers to participate in the Family Forms Clinic at the George Edgecomb Courthouse in downtown Tampa (800 E Twiggs St, Tampa, FL 33602).
The Family Forms Clinic is a free program that provides assistance to people representing themselves in family law cases in Hillsborough County. As a student volunteer, you will help pro se family law litigants complete family law forms. No experience or expertise is needed. All hours are eligible for legal pro bono.
In September, the clinic will be held on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am-2pm. Once you select the dates you’d like to attend, you will receive an email confirming your selected dates. Sign-up for 1 or more clinic dates here. You can sign up for as many available dates as you’d like.
September Family Forms Clinic – Legal Pro Bono Opportunity
Bay Area Legal Services’ Volunteer Lawyers Program is seeking law student volunteers to participate in the Family Forms Clinic at the George Edgecomb Courthouse in downtown Tampa (800 E Twiggs St, Tampa, FL 33602).
The Family Forms Clinic is a free program that provides assistance to people representing themselves in family law cases in Hillsborough County. As a student volunteer, you will help pro se family law litigants complete family law forms. No experience or expertise is needed. All hours are eligible for legal pro bono.
In September, the clinic will be held on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am-2pm. Once you select the dates you’d like to attend, you will receive an email confirming your selected dates. Sign-up for 1 or more clinic dates here. You can sign up for as many available dates as you’d like.
Teen Court Informational/Training Session
Looking for a unique way to earn legal pro bono hours? Join St. Pete Teen Court, a diversion program that gives juveniles a second chance when facing their first encounter with the criminal justice system.
- In Teen Court, sanctions are decided by a jury of the youth’s peers, and participants are required to take responsibility for their actions and accept the consequences set by the peer court, students from various high schools in the community.
- Stetson Law students play a vital role by serving as judge during these proceedings. All students are eligible to participate.
- Teen Court sessions are held on Tuesday evenings from 4:45-7:00 p.m. in St. Petersburg.
An informational/training session will be held on Zoom on Thursday, Aug. 28 from 12:05-12:55 p.m. To register for the training and receive the Zoom link, please email Stephanie Storke, Associate Director of Public Interest Careers & Pro Bono, at [email protected].
Voter Action Pinellas: Fall Pro Bono Opportunities
Voter Action Pinellas (https://www.voteractionpinellas.org/), a nonprofit voter advocacy group, has pro bono opportunities available for students who can commit to at least fifteen hours during the fall. We can structure an unpaid internship with a commitment of at least forty hours, and can provide sixty or more hours for students interested in fulfilling their entire pro bono commitment this fall
- The internship can include legal and/or nonlegal work, and is available for students at any stage of their studies. We’ll provide training as necessary.
- These are remote projects, without any required in-person meetings or specific scheduled work hours.
Any interested student should send a resume, a brief statement of interest, and the number of hours available to Mary Fahy (727-424-6987; [email protected]).
We can tailor the internship work to the student’s interests. Here is a description of some available projects:
Legal Pro Bono
Election Law Legal Research
Research election law applicable to Pinellas County local government elections (including municipal, fire district, and school board elections), state and federal races, and ballot questions. Prepare educational materials for voters. Research will cover the election schedule, primary and general election voting rules, candidate qualifying procedures, and procedures for including charter amendments and other questions on the ballot.
Voter Rights Legal Research
- Research law applicable to restoration of voting rights for Returning Citizens (citizens with felony convictions). Prepare steps for research of criminal records of Returning Citizens to determine eligibility for restoration of voting rights.
- Prepare a summary of the impact of recent statutes imposing restrictions on voter registration and vote by mail.
- Prepare summaries of voter identification, residency, and other requirements for casting a ballot by mail or in person.
Nonlegal Pro Bono
Voter Registration Initiative
- Participate in voter registration outreach in underrepresented communities (optional in-person activity).
Voter Education Communications
- help develop effective design elements for the Voter Action Pinellas website and for voter education and volunteer training materials
- prepare volunteer training material.
- assist in website management
- assist in graphic design projects
Data Analytics
Work under the guidance of an experienced data analytics professional to:
- analyze data from the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections voter file to help build strategy for effective voter outreach
- build data solutions, tools, and capabilities to support voter outreach volunteers and educate voters
- work with leadership to identify process improvement opportunities, propose system modifications, and devise data management strategies to improve data quality and accessibility
- use statistical tools to identify, analyze, and interpret patterns and trends in complex voter data
Data Management
Work under the guidance of a data scientist to:
- learn and practice effective data management for voter outreach in common campaigns tools such as Reach and VAN (Voter Activation Network)
- manage the voter file provided by the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections
- assist in writing and implementing programmed solutions to better manage voter data and improve voter outreach
Interns should have some familiarity with (or a willingness to learn) R and/or Python.
Teen Court Informational/Training Session
Looking for a unique way to earn legal pro bono hours? Join St. Pete Teen Court, a diversion program that gives juveniles a second chance when facing their first encounter with the criminal justice system.
- In Teen Court, sanctions are decided by a jury of the youth’s peers, and participants are required to take responsibility for their actions and accept the consequences set by the peer court, students from various high schools in the community.
- Stetson Law students play a vital role by serving as judge during these proceedings. All students are eligible to participate.
- Teen Court sessions are held on Tuesday evenings from 4:45-7:00 p.m. in St. Petersburg.
An informational/training session will be held on Zoom on Thursday, Aug. 28 from 12:05-12:55 p.m. To register for the training and receive the Zoom link, please email Stephanie Storke, Associate Director of Public Interest Careers & Pro Bono, at [email protected].
September Family Forms Clinic
August Family Forms Clinic
Bay Area Legal Services’ Volunteer Lawyers Program is seeking law student volunteers to participate in the Family Forms Clinic at the George Edgecomb Courthouse in downtown Tampa (800 E Twiggs St, Tampa, FL 33602).
The Family Forms Clinic is a free program that provides assistance to people representing themselves in family law cases in Hillsborough County. As a student volunteer, you will help pro se family law litigants complete family law forms. No experience or expertise is needed. All hours are eligible for legal pro bono.
In August, the clinic will be held on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am-2pm. Once you select the dates you’d like to attend, you will receive an email confirming your selected dates. Sign-up for 1 or more clinic dates here. You can sign up for as many available dates as you’d like.
August Family Forms Clinic
Bay Area Legal Services’ Volunteer Lawyers Program is seeking law student volunteers to participate in the Family Forms Clinic at the George Edgecomb Courthouse in downtown Tampa (800 E Twiggs St, Tampa, FL 33602).
The Family Forms Clinic is a free program that provides assistance to people representing themselves in family law cases in Hillsborough County. As a student volunteer, you will help pro se family law litigants complete family law forms. No experience or expertise is needed. All hours are eligible for legal pro bono.
In August, the clinic will be held on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am-2pm. Once you select the dates you’d like to attend, you will receive an email confirming your selected dates. Sign-up for 1 or more clinic dates here. You can sign up for as many available dates as you’d like.
Stetson Immigration Law Fellowship, Fall 2025
Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice) and Stetson University College of Law invite passionate and committed students to join AI Justice’s Family Defense and Detention Programs as Fellow(s). AI Justice, www.aijustice.org, is an award-winning not-for-profit legal services organization founded in to protect and promote the basic human rights of immigrants. Fellows will receive pro bono hours that will count towards their graduation requirement. To learn more, download the job description below.
July Family Forms Clinic
Bay Area Legal Services’ Volunteer Lawyers Program is seeking law student volunteers to participate in the Family Forms Clinic at the George Edgecomb Courthouse in downtown Tampa (800 E Twiggs St, Tampa, FL 33602).
The Family Forms Clinic is a free program that provides assistance to people representing themselves in family law cases in Hillsborough County. As a student volunteer, you will help pro se family law litigants complete family law forms. No experience or expertise is needed. All hours are eligible for legal pro bono.
In July, the clinic will be held on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am-2pm. Once you select the dates you’d like to attend, you will receive an email confirming your selected dates. Sign-up for 1 or more clinic dates here. You can sign up for as many available dates as you’d like.
July Family Forms Clinic
Bay Area Legal Services’ Volunteer Lawyers Program is seeking law student volunteers to participate in the Family Forms Clinic at the George Edgecomb Courthouse in downtown Tampa (800 E Twiggs St, Tampa, FL 33602).
The Family Forms Clinic is a free program that provides assistance to people representing themselves in family law cases in Hillsborough County. As a student volunteer, you will help pro se family law litigants complete family law forms. No experience or expertise is needed. All hours are eligible for legal pro bono.
In July, the clinic will be held on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am-2pm. Once you select the dates you’d like to attend, you will receive an email confirming your selected dates. Sign-up for 1 or more clinic dates here. You can sign up for as many available dates as you’d like.
July Family Forms Clinic
Bay Area Legal Services’ Volunteer Lawyers Program is seeking law student volunteers to participate in the Family Forms Clinic at the George Edgecomb Courthouse in downtown Tampa (800 E Twiggs St, Tampa, FL 33602).
The Family Forms Clinic is a free program that provides assistance to people representing themselves in family law cases in Hillsborough County. As a student volunteer, you will help pro se family law litigants complete family law forms. No experience or expertise is needed. All hours are eligible for legal pro bono.
In July, the clinic will be held on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am-2pm. Once you select the dates you’d like to attend, you will receive an email confirming your selected dates. Sign-up for 1 or more clinic dates here. You can sign up for as many available dates as you’d like.
July Family Forms Clinic
Bay Area Legal Services’ Volunteer Lawyers Program is seeking law student volunteers to participate in the Family Forms Clinic at the George Edgecomb Courthouse in downtown Tampa (800 E Twiggs St, Tampa, FL 33602).
The Family Forms Clinic is a free program that provides assistance to people representing themselves in family law cases in Hillsborough County. As a student volunteer, you will help pro se family law litigants complete family law forms. No experience or expertise is needed. All hours are eligible for legal pro bono.
In July, the clinic will be held on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am-2pm. Once you select the dates you’d like to attend, you will receive an email confirming your selected dates. Sign-up for 1 or more clinic dates here. You can sign up for as many available dates as you’d like.
June Family Forms Clinic
Bay Area Legal Services’ Volunteer Lawyers Program is seeking law student volunteers to participate in the Family Forms Clinic at the George Edgecomb Courthouse in downtown Tampa (800 E Twiggs St, Tampa, FL 33602).
The Family Forms Clinic is a free program that provides assistance to people representing themselves in family law cases in Hillsborough County. As a student volunteer, you will help pro se family law litigants complete family law forms. No experience or expertise is needed. All hours are eligible for legal pro bono.
In June, the clinic will be held on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am-2pm. Once you select the dates you’d like to attend, you will receive an email confirming your selected dates. Sign-up for 1 or more clinic dates here. You can sign up for as many available dates as you’d like.
Bay Area Legal Services Legal Intern Program
Pro Bono Opportunity: Sealing & Expungement
Date: Thursday, May 22
Time: 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: James B. Sanderlin Center (2335 22nd Ave S), St. Petersburg, FL
The Community Law Program is seeking three law student volunteers to assist individuals seeking to expunge or seal their criminal records. Student volunteers will help community members fill out the necessary forms.
This is a valuable opportunity to engage with the community, gain hands-on experience with the expungement and sealing process, and support access to justice for those seeking a second chance.
No prior experience required.
To express interest, contact Associate Director Stephanie Storke at [email protected].
Pro Bono Opportunity: Sealing & Expungement
Date: Thursday, May 22
Time: 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: James B. Sanderlin Center (2335 22nd Ave S), St. Petersburg, FL
The Community Law Program is seeking three law student volunteers to assist individuals seeking to expunge or seal their criminal records. Student volunteers will help community members fill out the necessary forms.
This is a valuable opportunity to engage with the community, gain hands-on experience with the expungement and sealing process, and support access to justice for those seeking a second chance.
No prior experience required.
To express interest, contact Associate Director Stephanie Storke at [email protected].
May Family Forms Clinic Sign-Up
Bay Area Legal Services’ Volunteer Lawyers Program is seeking law student volunteers to participate in the Family Forms Clinic at the George Edgecomb Courthouse in downtown Tampa (800 E Twiggs St, Tampa, FL 33602).
The Family Forms Clinic is a free program that provides assistance to people representing themselves in family law cases in Hillsborough County. As a student volunteer, you will help pro se family law litigants complete family law forms. No experience or expertise is needed. All hours are eligible for legal pro bono.
Throughout May, the clinic will be held on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am-2pm. Once you select the dates you’d like to attend, you will receive an email confirming your selected dates. Sign-up for 1 or more clinic dates here. You can sign up for as many available dates as you’d like.
Family Law Advice Clinic – Volunteers Needed
Bay Area Legal Services and the Hillsborough County Bar Association are seeking student volunteers for a Family Law Advice clinic on April 17 from 12-4:30pm. Students will assist with set-up, notetaking, and directing people to the correct table. This event will take place on the 6th floor of the George Edgecomb Courthouse in the Judicial Conference Room. Sign up HERE.
Seeking Volunteer for Legal Pro Bono Opportunity – Bayside Clinic Outreach
Bay Area Legal Services is seeking one law student to volunteer at the Bayside Health Clinic Legal Outreach. The position will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Date: Thursday, April 3rd
- Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Location: Bayside Health Clinic, 14808 49th St N, Clearwater, FL 33762
- Responsibilities: Sit in on legal consultations and assist with the completion of Bay Area Legal Services intake paperwork, as needed.
- Supervision: You will work alongside a Bay Area Legal Services volunteer attorney.
About the Clinic: Bayside Health Clinic serves individuals who are unhoused in Pinellas County. As a volunteer, you will engage with a highly vulnerable population facing a wide range of legal concerns. This is a valuable opportunity to gain exposure to legal issues affecting underserved communities and to contribute to increasing access to justice.
If you are interested in signing up to volunteer, please reach out to Stephanie Storke, Associate Director of Public Interest Careers and Pro Bono, at [email protected].
Teen Court Training – Thursday at Noon
Earn legal pro bono hours with St. Pete Teen Court, a diversion program that provides second chances for at-risk youths who have not previously been in the criminal justice system. Sessions are held every Tuesday evening from 4:45 – 7PM. Interested in signing up? Attend the info session and training, which be held virtually on Thursday, February 6 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM, to learn more. Questions? Contact Stephanie Storke at [email protected]. Register to attend and get the meeting link here.
Spring Break with Jacksonville Area Legal Aid
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, in collaboration with UF College of Law, Jacksonville Law, and Stetson Law will host “Alternative Spring Break” during the week of March 17, 2025. Not only will you be able to network with local members of the judiciary as well as attorneys, but you will also receive training on how to draft “Advance Directives.” After your training, you will assist with the preparation of these Advance Directives at various senior-citizen residential facilities throughout Jacksonville. Only 1 additional spot available for Stetson Law students. Interested? Contact Stephanie Storke, Associate Director of Public Interest Careers & Pro Bono, at [email protected]. All hours eligible for legal pro bono.