Bay Area Legal Services Advance Directives Clinic – Pro Bono Volunteers Needed Friday, April 12

Volunteer attorneys and law students will assist in completing advance directives (living will, designation of health care surrogate, pre-need guardian designation) documents. No experience in estate planning or any area of law is necessary. The clinic will take place at 800 Drew Street in Clearwater on Friday, April 12 from 11am-1pm. To sign up for this legal pro bono opportunity, please email Stephanie Storke at [email protected].

Bay Area Legal Services Advance Directives Clinic – Pro Bono Volunteers Needed Friday, April 12

Non-Legal Community Service Opportunity

Staff and Student Volunteer hours are available at a Speech and Debate Tournament in Sarasota, FL March 14 – 16.

To learn more follow this link and see the letter that follows.

You may sign up today at:

https://dashboard.ncfca.org/judge-signup

Flyer with QR code for judge registration at the Sarasota Qualifier 2024

Hello Students, Staff and Faculty,

We would like to invite you to contribute to the next generation of eloquent and persuasive speakers! NCFCA Speech and Debate is seeking Community Judges March 14 – 16, 2024, to help cultivate our students and help make our tournaments happen. Around 100 students participate ranging in ages 12 – 18. You may EARN HOURS for your service to the organization.

Please see the attached PDF for more information. Judge training is provided. No experience necessary!

Judging opportunities include:

Speech categories – Speeches are a maximum of 10 minutes long

Platforms: Informative, Persuasive, Digital Presentation (use of digital visual aids), After Dinner (with humor)

Interpretations: Open (unique delivery of a piece of literature), Biblical Thematic (unique presentation of scripture), Duo (an open with 2 speakers)

Limited Preparations: Extemporaneous (student is given a current event topic to research and present findings), Impromptu (topic given with 2 minutes to prepare a 5 min speech), Apologetics (topic given and student has 4 min to formulate a 6 min speech)

Debate categories – **If you have experience in the field of debate or public leadership, PLEASE let us know if you might be available for FINALS ROUNDS on Saturday at 4:15pm for a 5pm round.**

Lincoln Douglas Value Debate – One debater affirms the resolution while another opposes or negates it, demonstrating a clash of competing but morally defensible values. This year’s resolution is: Rationalism should be valued above empiricism.

Team Policy Debate – A team of two debaters proposes a specific plan to accomplish the goal stated in the resolution while another team of two debaters opposes the plan and/or the resolution. This form of debate simulates argumentation in a legislative body. This year’s resolution is: The United States Federal Government (USFG) should significantly reform its domestic transportation policy implemented by the Department of Transportation (DOT).

Click on the link below for more information and to sign up.

Your support and care is a gift to us!!

Thank you for your consideration.

Learn more and sign up today

https://dashboard.ncfca.org/judge-signup

Grant Writing Pro Bono Opportunity

Tampa Jewish Family Services is seeking a pro bono student intern to work virtually on nonlegal research and grant writing projects to obtain additional non-profit funding. As a pro bono intern, you will have the opportunity to:

Gain insight into the non-profit grant writing process and learn how to write a grant.
Engage with the non-profit community by attending community events and other possible networking opportunities.
Get involved with Tampa Jewish Family Services’ Community Food Bank (if you desire).

Student interns will be required to commit to volunteering throughout the spring semester, starting around the week of January 22, and all time spent volunteering will count as non-legal pro bono. 1Ls, 2Ls, and 3Ls, are welcome to apply. Priority will be given to students with basic grant writing knowledge and/or experience.

If interested, submit a resume and cover letter explaining your interest and/or experience to Jennifer Feld, Esq. [email protected] and Dr. Beth Ann Gemunder at [email protected].

Non-Legal Grant Writing Pro Bono Opportunity – Apply by Nov. 28

Tampa Jewish Family Services is seeking pro bono student interns to work virtually on nonlegal research and grant writing projects to obtain additional non-profit funding. TJFS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit offering emergency financial assistance, counseling services, and a food bank to the Tampa Bay community at large. As a pro bono intern, you will have the opportunity to:

Gain insight into the non-profit grant writing process and learn how to write a grant.
Engage with the non-profit community by attending community events and other possible networking opportunities.
Get involved with Tampa Jewish Family Services’ Community Food Bank (if you desire).

Time Commitment: min. of 12 weeks, starting around the week of 1/22/24

Hours: earn non-legal pro bono hours

Eligibility: All students are welcome to apply. Priority will be given to students with basic grant writing knowledge and/or experience.

Apply: Submit a resume and cover letter explaining your interest and/or experience to Jennifer Feld, Esq. [email protected] and Dr. Beth Ann Gemunder at [email protected] by Tuesday, November 28, 2023.

Stetson Law’s Pro Bono Newsletter

Happy Friday, Students! Check out the first edition of Stetson Law’s monthly Pro Bono Newsletter. This newsletter provides you with information about available pro bono opportunities and is intended to supplement but not replace other opportunities listed on Symplicity, the Docket, and external websites. Know of an opportunity that you’d like to see featured in the next newsletter? Have an idea for a pro bono project that you’d like to see developed? Please share it with us! We would love to support student leaders in developing initiatives that engage students and help close the justice gap. Contact Stephanie Storke, Asst. Director of Public Interest Careers and Pro Bono, at [email protected]. If you are having trouble viewing this Newsletter, visit the Document Library on Symplicity.

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Legal Pro Bono Opportunity – Immediate Need

Bay Area Legal Services is seeking support with legal administrative work needed as part of its daily activities in addressing the needs of the community. The work would involve scanning old files/reports and organizing them on onedrive at the BALS office located in the George Edgecomb Courthouse in Tampa. The project could take several hours to complete, but times are flexible. To express interest, contact Stephanie Storke at [email protected].

Legal Pro Bono Opportunity – Immediate Need

Take a Pro Bono Case now!

Connecting law students with lawyers to partner on pro bono cases
from local legal aid organizations.

Cases Available Now!

– The Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge connects law school
students to lawyers to work pro bono cases together.
– Cases are hosted by legal aid organizations.
– Visit www.FloridaLawSchoolChallenge.org to pick a pro bono case. The site is open 24/7/365.
– Our FAQs answer many common questions about the Challenge.
Learn More

Video: How to Participate in the Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge
Need inspiration? Watch Florida’s legal leaders speak about the impact of taking one pro bono case:
Video: One lawyer, one client, one promise.

Since 2019, Florida’s law schools have competed to see whose students can take the most pro bono cases. All Florida law school students are eligible to participate. View previous winners.
Contact Us Questions about the Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge?
Contact Jessica Brown, Communications Director
The Florida Bar Foundation
[email protected]
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.
By connecting students with lawyers to partner on pro bono cases from legal aid organizations, the Foundation increases access to justice and promo

Earn Legal Pro Bono Hours Helping Veterans Wednesday, 10/25

Bay Pines, Medical Legal Partnership Advance Directives Clinic

Wednesday, October 25, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Bay Pines VA Healthcare Campus (10000 Bay Pines Blvd, Bay Pines, FL 33744)

10 additional law student volunteers currently needed for this event.

Volunteer attorneys will assist veterans in completing advance directives (living will, designation of health care surrogate, pre-need guardian designation) documents. Volunteer law students can assist by providing additional support where needed, including filling out the forms with volunteer attorneys. Open to all students. No experience in estate planning or any area of law is necessary. Students can volunteer for all (9am-1pm) or part of the event: 9am-11am or 11am-1pm.

To sign up, please email Stephanie Storke, Assistant Director of Public Interest and Pro Bono, at [email protected].

Help Needed! Legal Pro Bono Volunteers – 10/24 & 10/25

Bay Area Legal Services (BALS) will be hosting a series of clinics throughout National Pro Bono Week.

To express interest in volunteering for one or more of the opportunities listed below, please email Stephanie Storke, Assistant Director of Public Interest and Pro Bono, at [email protected]. Spanish-Speakers are always needed and welcome!

Client Intake Clinic

Tuesday, October 24, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – George Edgecomb Courthouse (800 E. Twiggs St., Tampa, FL 33602)

9 law student volunteers currently needed for this event.

Volunteer attorneys will conduct the initial intake interview and volunteer law students would assist by sitting with the attorney and taking detailed notes (statement of facts) of the client’s legal issue. Issues will include family law, probate, real property, and more. No prior legal experience is needed. Great note-takers needed!

Bay Pines, Medical Legal Partnership Advance Directives Clinic

Wednesday, October 25, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Bay Pines VA Healthcare Campus (10000 Bay Pines Blvd, Bay Pines, FL 33744)

10 law student volunteers currently needed for this event.

Volunteer attorneys will assist veterans in completing advance directives (living will, designation of health care surrogate, pre-need guardian designation) documents. Volunteer law students can assist by providing additional support where needed, including filling out the forms with volunteer attorneys. No experience in estate planning or any area of law is necessary. Students can volunteer for all (9am-1pm) or part of the event: 9am-11am or 11am-1pm.

Stetson Law Pro Bono Fair – Tuesday, October 24

Join us in participating in National Pro Bono Week, an annual celebration to raise awareness of pro bono initiatives and encourage further participation in the effort to narrow the access to justice gap. In celebration, students are invited to attend Stetson Law’s Pro Bono Fair on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Great Hall. Stop by and meet representatives of legal service organizations, government agencies, and community organizations in-person and learn more about how you can complete pro bono hours with them while making a difference in your community. Opportunities include summer internships, academic year placements, discrete legal-related activities, and community service initiatives. There’s an opportunity available to fit everyone’s schedule, interests, skills, and goals!

When: Tuesday, October 24, 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (food will be available)

Where: In-person, the Great Hall (table talk format)

RSVP: Engage

Questions: Contact Stephanie Storke ([email protected])

About Pro Bono Week: The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service launched the initiative in 2009 because of the increasing need for pro bono services. The nationwide celebration provides an opportunity for local legal associations across the country to provide high quality legal services to those in need.

Take a Pro Bono Case now!

Earn Legal Pro Bono Hours 10/16 – 10/23

In anticipation of National Pro Bono Week, Bay Area Legal Services (BALS) and Stetson Law are coming together October 16-23 to help increase access to justice in our community.

BALS is seeking law student volunteers to participate in community outreach at the George Edgecomb Courthouse in downtown Tampa (800 E Twiggs St, Tampa, FL 33602). As a student volunteer, you would staff the BALS table at the courthouse, engage with the community, hand out applications for BALS services, check applications for completion, and screen potential BALS clients for income eligibility.

Outreach times will take place from 8am-5pm from October 16-23. You can volunteer for as many dates as you would like and for however long, provided that you can staff the table for at least two hours on any given date.

Outreach is a necessary first step to closing the justice gap. By lending just two hours of your time or more to help connect underserved populations with critical legal services, you can make a positive impact on the community.

Interested in volunteering for this effort? Sign-up for 1 or more time slots using the following link. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflXJEF1qc8oWemSnO1rfHAaYyUvnUr6TiOy7td44ytIE16Hw/viewform?usp=sf_link

After signing up by using the form above, please send a copy of your resume to David Gomez at [email protected].

Earn Legal Pro Bono Hours 10/16 – 10/23

In anticipation of National Pro Bono Week, Bay Area Legal Services (BALS) and Stetson Law are coming together October 16-23 to help increase access to justice in our community.

After signing up by using the form above, please send a copy of your resume to David Gomez at [email protected].

Earn Legal Pro Bono Hours at Clearwater Bar Legal Fair on Saturday, October 14

The Clearwater Bar Association is seeking 4 law student volunteers for the Clearwater Bar Legal Fair. Student volunteers are needed to assist with set up, breakdown, escorting guests from the main room to intake room, and other tasks, as needed. Spanish-speakers would be incredibly helpful to assist with translation! Hours are eligible for legal pro bono credit.

When: Saturday, October 14 from 8:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Where: St. Petersburg College, 2465 Drew St, ES 104, Clearwater, FL 33765

Email Stephanie Storke, Assistant Director of Public Interest & Pro Bono, at [email protected] to express interest by Wednesday, October 11 at noon.

Take a Pro Bono Case now!

New BALS Legal Pro Bono Opportunities – 10/24 & 10/25

Bay Area Legal Services (BALS) will be hosting a series of clinics throughout National Pro Bono Week.

Client Intake Clinic

Tuesday, October 24, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – George Edgecomb Courthouse (800 E. Twiggs St., Tampa, FL 33602)

10 law student volunteers needed for this event.

Bay Pines, Medical Legal Partnership Advance Directives Clinic

Wednesday, October 25, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Bay Pines VA Healthcare Campus (10000 Bay Pines Blvd, Bay Pines, FL 33744)

10-15 law student volunteers needed for this event.

Volunteer attorneys will assist veterans in completing advance directives (living will, designation of health care surrogate, pre-need guardian designation) documents. Volunteer law students can assist by providing additional support where needed, including filling out the forms with volunteer attorneys. No experience in estate planning or any area of law is necessary. Students can volunteer for all (9am-1pm) or part of the event: 9am-11am or 11am-1pm.

Earn Legal Pro Bono Hours at Clearwater Bar Legal Fair on Saturday, October 14

When: Saturday, October 14 from 8:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Where: St. Petersburg College, 2465 Drew St, ES 104, Clearwater, FL 33765

Email Stephanie Storke, Assistant Director of Public Interest & Pro Bono, at [email protected] to express interest by Wednesday, October 11 at noon.

Take a Pro Bono Case now!

Legal Pro Bono Opportunity 10.3.2023

Opportunity to volunteer during our annual Street Law Program with Pace Centers For Girls. The program is being held on 10/3 from 9:30-11:30AM at Pace Centers For Girls (3139 Dumont Ave, Spring Hill, FL, 34609). 3 students are needed and will work with Dierdre White, Grow’s Chief Legal Officer and alum Mark Osborne, Assistant General Counsel for Grow Financial. The prep would be very minimal (likely less than 20 minutes). Lesson plans will be provided and students would just need to follow the lesson plan and assist the young women (10 total) to understand the basic elements of a contract. Information on the Program is provided below.

Basic summary of the Program: In June 2021, ACC Tampa Bay launched a successful and rewarding Street Law program with students from three Pace Centers For Girls locations in our footprint (Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Polk). The mission of Pace is to provide girls and young women an opportunity for a better future through education, counseling, training, and advocacy. Over the course of two weeks, volunteer ACC Tampa Bay attorneys exposed the young women to the law through a contract module that culminated in a mock negotiation involving a concert dispute. Besides providing an understanding of how contracts and negotiation impact their daily lives, the program allowed the students to have a positive interaction with the legal community and to build valuable skills through communication, advocacy, and public speaking. It was exciting to see the growth of the students over the course of the program as they built confidence and found their voice. In 2022, we continued our program with the Hillsborough and Pinellas centers. This year is being hosted at the Hillsborough (volunteer list is full) and Hernando Centers.

Additional information about the Pace Center for Girls can be found here and a discussion of our 2021 Street Law Program with the ACC Foundation can be found here.

About Street Law and the Corporate Legal Diversity Pipeline Program: The Corporate Legal Diversity Pipeline Program is a nationwide partnership between Street Law, Inc., and the Association of Corporate Counsel. The aim of the program is to expose young people from diverse communities to everyday law and legal careers. As many companies and law firms strive to implement diversity initiatives, this pipeline program can serve as one component of those efforts. With the goal of encouraging more young people of color to consider pursuing a legal career, the program uses volunteer legal professionals to deliver lessons about the law, engage the students in interactive simulations, and serve as role models and advisors. www.streetlaw.org/acc

Since 2001, a dozen ACC chapters, as well as more than fifty companies, have joined the Corporate Legal Diversity Pipeline Program. Street Law matches in-house legal department volunteers with nearby, diverse high school social studies courses. The legal volunteers are trained to develop then visit their partner classes a few times to teach about civil law and legal careers. The chapter then hosts a Legal Careers Conference where the students participate in exciting, interactive workshops and simulations of legal activities and attend a career fair.

If you would like to volunteer, please contact Mark Osborne at [email protected].

Non-Legal Pro Bono – Center for Elder Justice: 2023 National Conference on Special Needs Planning and Special Needs Trusts

What: 2023 National Conference on Special Needs Planning and Special Needs Trusts
When: October 18-20, 2023 – 7:30am-5:30pm
Where: Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, 501 5th Avenue NE, St. Petersburg, FL

The National Conference is an excellent opportunity for networking, as we have over 450 attorneys from all over the country in attendance. You will receive non-legal pro bono for your time.

Responsibilities include:
-Directing attendees to appropriate session rooms, restrooms, lunch, registration table, etc.
-Time keeper for speakers in sessions
-Collecting question cards in presentation rooms and delivering them to the speakers.

There will be a mandatory training session via Zoom on Wednesday, October 4 at 12:00pm.
If you would like additional information or have questions, please email or call Jessica Zook: [email protected] or 727-562-7888.

NOTE: Friday, October 20 is now FULL. We are still in need of volunteers on Wednesday and Thursday. Thanks!!

Click Here to Sign Up!

Community Service Opportunity 9.29.2023

Bay Area Legal Association are seeking students to help with an upcoming fundraising event to benefit Bay Area Legal Services. The event is being organized by the Krewe of Cavaliers, who hold quarterly fundraisers to benefit non-profit organizations.

Below is an outline of the event for the pro bono helpers:

Organization: Bay Area Legal Association

Non-legal supervisor: Jim Thaler

Total Hours Available and Date: 4 hours (6 PM to 10 PM) on Friday, September 29, 2023

Summary of Work: Directing attendees to the south Library parking lot on campus, directing attendees from the lot to the event location at 1522 Hull Street South (home of Jim and Kelly Thaler), and helping to register attendees. A minimum of 6 students would be appreciated.

Please contact Jim Thaler, 727-644-6010 to volunteer by Monday, September 25 at 6 pm. Thank you.

I am happy to address any other questions or concerns about the event or about Bay Area Legal Services.

Community Service Opportunity 9.29.2023

Below is an outline of the event for the pro bono helpers:

Organization: Bay Area Legal Association

Non-legal supervisor: Jim Thaler

Total Hours Available and Date: 4 hours (6 PM to 10 PM) on Friday, September 29, 2023

Please contact Jim Thaler, 727-644-6010 to volunteer by Monday, September 25 at 6 pm. Thank you.

I am happy to address any other questions or concerns about the event or about Bay Area Legal Services.

Community Service Opportunity 9.29.2023

Below is an outline of the event for the pro bono helpers:

Organization: Bay Area Legal Association

Non-legal supervisor: Jim Thaler

Total Hours Available and Date: 4 hours (6 PM to 10 PM) on Friday, September 29, 2023

Please contact Jim Thaler, 727-644-6010 to volunteer by Monday, September 25 at 6 pm. Thank you.

I am happy to address any other questions or concerns about the event or about Bay Area Legal Services.