April 15, 2013 | Volume XIX, Issue 28
Published: Apr 16th, 2012
The ABA recommends that each lawyer render at least fifty hours of pro bono work per year. Specific requirements are listed as to the type of work that qualifies as pro bono. However, compassionate lawyers and law students are needed to answer the call to public service if we are to meet the needs of those in society who require legal assistance but cannot afford it.
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Published: Apr 18th, 2011
By Marianna Tuninskaya Public Interest Law Fellow “To what greater object, to what greater character, can we aspire as lawyers than to assist the helpless and friendless in a worthy [...]
Published: Apr 18th, 2011
By Octavio Simoes-Ponce Public Interest Law Fellow Before starting my fellowship placement with Southern Legal Counsel (SLC), my concept of “constitutional law” was mostly a federal one. This was unfortunate [...]
Published: Apr 18th, 2011
By Lamar Miller Public Interest Law Fellow As a Florida Bar Foundation Public Interest Law Fellow, I assisted the staff attorneys at Three Rivers Legal Services. At my work site, [...]
Published: Apr 18th, 2011
By Vanessa Goodwin Public Interest Law Fellow Prior to coming to law school, the criminal justice system was a very simple concept to me. If a person committed a crime, [...]
Published: Apr 18th, 2011
By Miredys Gonzalez Public Interest Law Fellow The Florida Bar Foundation Public Interest Law Fellowship allowed me to work at the Juvenile Division of the offices of the public defender. [...]
Published: Mar 29th, 2010
Students receive book awards for academic excellence Students, faculty and friends of the law school gathered in the Chesterfield Smith Ceremonial Classroom March 26 to honor book award recipients for [...]
