Pro Bono - Broward Legal Aid

Pro Bono Opportunities

You can help provide access to justice to the most vulnerable members of our community!

Pro Bono Opportunities

Broward Lawyers Care (BLC) is the pro bono project within Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LAS) and is the recognized pro bono program in Broward County, Florida. Broward Lawyers Care (BLC) was formed in 1983 as a joint effort between LAS and of the Broward County Bar Association. The Mission United Veterans Pro Bono Project was created in 2012 in collaboration with the United Way of Broward County. Our pro bono programs in Broward County enable busy attorneys to make a difference in their community through pro bono work.

Participation in Broward Lawyers Care may be used to report pro bono hours on your Florida Bar Association Annual Membership statement. The Florida Bar Rule 4-6.1 advocates 20 hours of pro bono service per year and/or making a $350 or greater donation. Make your pro bono contribution now!

Impact people’s lives positively alongside
a reputable and beloved organization

BLC provides attorneys with assistance and
administrative support

Attorneys joining BLC, can access CLE seminars,
trainings, and clinics

Our pro bono programs provide

Provides $1 million of malpractice insurance
Screens all clients
Matches clients with the attorney’s area of expertise
Offers free CLE education and mentors
Covers pre-approved court and litigation costs
Allows attorneys to retain 100% of awarded fee
Meet your pro bono requirements for the Florida bar
Participation may be used for pro bono hours service reporting on your Florida Bar Annual Membership statement

Take cases on a variety of legal areas

Children & Education
Family Law
Veterans
Consumer/ Housing / Bankruptcy

Take a Case

Mission United Veterans Pro Bono Project

In partnership with the United Way of Broward County’s Mission United initiative, our Veterans Pro Bono Project provides access to civil justice for military veterans. We match veterans with pro bono attorneys who practice in the specific area of legal need. Take a pro bono case to help a veteran today!

9,000+ veterans have received legal assistance since the program’s inception
395 pro bono attorneys assisted veterans in 2020
LAS provides attorneys with resources and administrative support

Take a Mission United Case

Advice and Counsel Hotline

Participate in our Advice and Counsel Hotline offering free legal advice and counsel to low‐income residents of
Broward County. Volunteer pro bono attorneys provide advice remotely on a given weekly 3‐hour time slot. Areas of law serviced are mainly private landlord‐tenant disputes, consumer issues, and family law matters.

We provide attorneys training and a hotline manual
No follow‐up work by attorney
All advice is covered by our malpractice insurance
Attorneys get 3 pro bono credit hours for each day volunteered

Help us meet the challenge

Broward County has an estimated 1.9 million residents
Nearly 300,000 live in poverty and cannot afford legal help
There is 1 full-time LAS attorney for every 5,600 people in need
Florida leads the nation in ID theft and fraud among the poor and elderly
Florida is home to the third largest population of Veterans
Approximately 15% of Broward residents lack health insurance; 44% of our clients are uninsured
Florida Bar Rule 4-6.1 advocates 20 hours of pro bono service per year and/or making a $350 or greater donation.

“We know that there are never going to be enough lawyers, and we do not have enough money to serve everyone with a legal issue. However, I am working hard to be one of the agents of rapid, effective, and high impact change. I have gained many personal benefits from doing pro bono work, but most importantly, doing this work reminds me why I chose to be a lawyer in the first place. The personal reward gained from donating my time and money far outweighs any amount I could ever give.”

Juliette E. Lippman, Esq.
Past President, Florida Bar Foundation
Partner, Birnbaum, Lippman & Gregoire , PLLC

Resources

CLE Resource Library
Florida Pro Bono Matters
Florida Pro Bono Training Library
Practicing Law Institute (PLI.edu)
Pro Bono Training Presentations

Florida Bar Rule 4-6.1 advocates 20 hours of pro bono service per year and/or making a $350 or greater donation.

Make a Pro Bono Donation