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pro bono services. You will quickly realize that pro bono is not an obligation, but a privilege that will better you both personally and professionally.
The Thirteenth Circuit Pro Bono Committee’ s website is a great place to start – there are a number of resources to help connect attorneys with training opportunities and organizations offering pro bono services. n
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The comment to Fla. Bar R. 4-6.1( Pro Bono Public Service) states“ Pro bono legal service to the poor is to be provided not only to those persons whose household incomes are below the federal poverty standard but also to those persons frequently referred to as the‘ working poor.’ Lawyers providing pro bono legal service on their own need not undertake an investigation to determine client eligibility. Rather, a good faith determination by the lawyer of client eligibility is sufficient. Pro bono legal service to the poor need not be provided only through legal services to individuals; it can also be provided through legal services to charitable, religious, or educational organizations whose overall mission and activities are designed predominately to address the needs of the poor.” n
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