Once you register, the webmaster will quickly process your application. You will then receive a confirmation email, thanking you for registering and instructing you on how to set up a password.

This website uses your Florida bar number as your user name. If you use your bar number to sign in, the site should allow you to choose your own password.

Please note that after you sign up, we quickly process your application and then you can choose a password and access the site.

You will first get an email from the Webmaster thanking you for accepting a case! The referring agency will be automatically notified of your acceptance and will contact you via email with further information on the case. In the unlikely event you don't hear from the referring agency, please contact the Webmaster who will be happy to assist you.

Where possible, volunteers should seek to recover fees and costs from opposing parties. Each pro bono program has its own policy on recovered fees and costs are to be handled so please check with the appropriate agency if fee and/or cost recovery is anticipated.

All pro bono clients are low income. The Affidavit of Indigency is the official court document which must be filed with the court in order for the clerk to waive filing fees, serve process, make copies, or publish notices of action. The referring agencies have very limited funds are available to pay other costs (e.g. depositions, expert witnesses, etc.). If the client cannot pay and you need to expend these or other costs, you must first check with the referring agency and obtain pre-approval before your costs will be reimbursed.

Mediation services may be available to pro bono attorneys at no cost; again, please check with the referring agency. Also, if a client is hearing-impaired, the program will arrange for and pay for an interpreter.

If you or your firm are able to absorb any costs, we would greatly appreciate it. If you have the opportunity to recover costs from the opposing party, we encourage you to do so and please reimburse the agency or party incurring such cost.

We welcome all volunteers, regardless of how much time they have available for pro bono work! We have many opportunities which require only a few hours of your time but make a tremendous difference in someone's life. The number of hours varies with each individual case. If a case takes less time than you expected, you can always visit our website to accept another one.

As a guideline, The Florida Bar asks that each attorney perform a minimum of 20 hours of pro bono legal work per year with a local Legal Aid agency.

We commend you for your community service but our goal is to recruit all members of the private bar to provide legal representation to the poor so that they will have equal access to the judicial system. The aspirational goal set by The Florida Bar is for each lawyer to contribute 20 hours of pro bono legal services (or contribute $350) with an approved pro bono legal program. General community service does not qualify, nor will legal work for a non-eligible client or organization.

If you're ready to volunteer, we can put your expertise to work!

We welcome your willingness to volunteer and have many opportunities for you to contribute! You could volunteer for pro se clinics, special projects, provide training, refer cases, be a mentor, or prepare forms and handbooks. We provide training for all participants through our CLE courses, our database of previous seminar materials and mentoring assistance.

Many of the cases posted on our website are relatively uncomplicated and don't require an attorney to maintain an office or staff. We find that many attorneys who aren't actively practicing law are still able to accept simple cases which may not involve anything more than a few phone calls or letters.

Regardless of what type of law you practice, we can always put your legal skills to good use! If you are already a litigator, then you can easily apply those skills in a foreclosure, uncontested divorce or general civil case. We provide FREE CLE accredited training courses in many different areas of the law (see "Home"). We also maintain an extensive database of training materials from previous seminars (see "Everything You Need to Know") and have experienced attorneys willing to assist you in all areas as mentors. We can make forms and manuals available to you upon request.

If you accept a case but later determine that you can no longer represent the client, please notify the agency and client IMMEDIATELY so that the case can be referred to another attorney. The referring agencies deem the case accepted until notified otherwise.