Welcome to the Statewide Training Initiative!
Please consider joining this site if you are a volunteer attorney, legal services advocate, law student, or law school faculty advising low income and disadvantaged clients: there are resources here to help you. You are also invited to join this site if you are a paralegal or support staff in a legal services or legal aid program. Membership is granted to legal services attorneys and staff. All others may join by express permission of the practice area leader only.
Training Spotlight Shoutout: 2023 HUG Conference Success
In June, the Statewide Training Initiative worked with the Housing Umbrella Group (HUG) to host the 2023 HUG Conference. This incredible group of advocates assists people living in poverty by providing free legal representation in housing related legal matters such as eviction, discrimination, and unfair housing practices. The annual event was located on The University of Florida Levin College of Law campus this year. Check out some photos from the successful event below:
Upcoming Webinars: July 2023
Register Now!
Updated July 5, 2023
Register now and share widely. All the webinars will be recorded; some CLEs have been approved and some are pending, but if you can't attend live, go ahead and register to receive the recordings.
- July 12, 2023 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM: 2023 Child Welfare Legislative Update
- July 13, 2023 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM: Social Media Evidence: How to Get it, How to Use it
- July 20, 2023 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM: Let's Talk About It: 2023 Legislative Updates - Immigration & Housing
- July 26, 2023 | 12:00 - 2:00 PM: DCF Child-Protective Basics for Attorney
Helpful Training Links:
- FLS YouTube page (recorded trainings): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDyqnGMwDkpvl2bKGsh5YgA/featured
- Justice in Aging: http://justiceinaging.org/resources-for-advocates/webinars/
- Florida Bar Legal Fuel (free resources & webinars): https://www.legalfuel.com/
- Law for Black Lives: http://www.law4blacklives.org/webinars
- LSNTAP's library of resources.
Leadership and Supervision Links:
- Management Information Exchange
- Sargent Shriver Poverty Law Center
- Florida Bar Foundation
- Legal Services Corporation
- Florida Legal Services
- American Bar Association