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Honing Your Negotiation Skills: A Training Program for Legal Aid Lawyers

Honing Your Negotiation Skills is a negotiation training program designed specifically for civil legal aid attorneys
The program will be presented virtually via Zoom. The approach is highly interactive, with polls, chat, and discussion throughout. The program will include three (3) 90-minute webinars and a full-day Negotiation Simulation.
While webinar sessions will be recorded, we highly encourage live attendance to fully engage with the interactive components. Live attendance is required for the full-day simulation on August 20. Participants must register in advance to receive materials and be assigned to breakout groups. There will be two separate registration links: one for the three-part webinar series and a separate one for the simulation.

Webinar Series CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 5.0 General CLE and 1 Ethics CLE Credits!

Materials: https://tinyurl.com/negotiatingskillsmaterials

Register Here (link will register you for all 3 webinar/meetings)

• Webinar 1: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 (3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)- Recording: https://tinyurl.com/HoningSkillsWebinar1
• Webinar 2: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 (3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.) - Recording: https://tinyurl.com/honingskillswebinar2
• Webinar 3: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 (3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

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Alphabet Soup Showdown: Decoding Legal Acronyms in Public Interest Law
Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)

CLE: This training  was approved by the Florida Bar for 1.0 General CLE Credit!

Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_24Sk8avJS6-duUY6DET3gg

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Representing Clients with Disabilities
Date:  Wednesday, July 30, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.)

CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.5 General CLE, 0.5 Technology, and 0.5 Ethics Credits!

Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uhd0nH5-QtK4yqE_Jb1Z7Q

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Military Retirement Division in Divorce: A Guide for Legal Aid Attorneys
Date:  Wednesday, August 13, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.)

CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.5 General CLE & 1.5  Marital and Family Law Certification Credits!

Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zdwac6QOTHeJ5ADaXq1z-A

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Junk Fees & Bogus Charges: Consumer Claims Arising out of Florida Landlord-Tenant Disputes
Date: Monday, August 18, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
CLE: This training  was approved by the Florida Bar for 1.5 General CLE, 1.5 Real Estate Certification, and 1.5 Civil Trial Certification Credits!

Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Xvzl6eCbTW2rEAB7_KHhzA

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Navigating Mobile Home Park Litigation: Key Legal Challenges and Strategies
Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.)

CLE: This training  was approved by the Florida Bar for 2.5 General CLE and 2.5 Civil Trial Certification Credits!

Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mhDNUpayQr2v41QKzrQ6xA

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Animal Law is Everywhere
Date: Friday, September 12, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)

CLE Pending

Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_56R68ejlQSSM6jSuIlakNA 

You can also access previous trainings on the FLS YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/@floridalegalservices8366!

You should be able to find CLE Code info and material links in the YouTube description. 

In Case You Missed It- Here’s a list of our most recent recorded trainings:

Title IX: Looking Backward at the Educational Amendments Act of 1972
Date:  Wednesday, July 9, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 2.0 General CLE and 2.0 Certification Credits for Education Law!
Recording: https://youtu.be/RaYXeob02n8
Materials: https://tinyurl.com/2025edlawweb4

Parental Rights in Education Law- Legal and Advocacy Perspectives
Date:  Wednesday, July 2, 2025  (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.0 General CLE & 1.0 Certification Credits for Education Law!
Recording: https://youtu.be/7zx8PB6-n7w
Materials: https://tinyurl.com/2025edweb3

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas Act: Teacher with Guns

Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.0 General CLE & 1.0 Certification Credits for Education Law!
Recording: https://youtu.be/gC2QorOlef4
Materials: tinyurl.com/2025edlawweb2

Educational Advocacy: Health and Educational Options
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.5 General CLE, 1.5 Certification Credits for Education Law & 1.5 Certification Credits for Health Law!
Recording: https://youtu.be/2EqloIj9Cas
Materials: https://tinyurl.com/EducationLaw2025WEB1

Honing Your Negotiation Skills: A Training Program for Legal Aid Lawyers

Materials: https://tinyurl.com/negotiatingskillsmaterials

Webinar 1: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 (3:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET)- Recording: https://tinyurl.com/HoningSkillsWebinar1
Webinar 2: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 (3:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET)- Recording: https://tinyurl.com/honingskillswebinar2

Child Welfare 2025 Legislative Update
Date: Monday, June 16, 2025  (12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.5 General CLE, and 1.5 Juvenile Law Certification Credits
Recording: https://youtu.be/aJjJN8PcWR8
Materials: https://tinyurl.com/2025childwelfarelegup

Hollywood Community Court: A Problem-Solving Approach to Justice and Homelessness
Date: Thursday, June 05, 2025  (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)

CLE: approved by the Florida Bar for 1.0 General CLE and 0.5 Mental Health and Wellness Credits!
Recording: https://youtu.be/jOWpAUsRfKA
Materials: https://tinyurl.com/hollywoodcommunitycourtweb

Navigating the New FLAdvocate.org: A Guide for Civil Legal Aid Advocates
Date: Friday, May 30, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.0 General CLE, 1.0 Technology CLE, and 1.0 Civil Trial Certification Credits!
Recording: https://youtu.be/MWnnpPAs8S4
Materials: https://tinyurl.com/FLADVOCATEWEBMATERIALS
Site: https://www.fladvocate.org/

Coping with Stress in Uncertain Times Series for Legal Aid Advocates
Part 1: Naming What We’re Carrying: Making Space for Uncertainty and Emotion
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 (3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

Part 2: Boundaries: Holding Space for Ourselves in the Work We Do

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 (3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)-

Each session  was approved by the Florida Bar for 1.5 General CLE and 1.5 Mental Health and Wellness Credits!
Recording: NOT RECORDED!
Register for Next Session: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-P-OdjJDQtGGFwvaBYT05g

Understanding Public Charge: A Practical Guide for Advocates Working with Immigrants
Date: Tuesday,  May 13, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.0 General CLE & 1.0 Immigration and Nationality Law Certification Credits!
Recording: https://youtu.be/kgda9KMSep0
Materials: https://tinyurl.com/publicchargematerials

Disaster-Related Scams & Consumer Protections: Pre- and Post-Disaster Strategies
Date: Friday, April 25, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.0 General CLE Credit!
Recording: https://tinyurl.com/FLDisasterScamsWebinar
Materials: https://tinyurl.com/FLdisasterscamsweb

The Legal Impact of HB 1365: Navigating Florida’s New Public Camping Law
Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.0 General CLE Credit!
Recording: https://youtu.be/JHSCc1AyFJw

Exploring the Eviction Lab: Using Data to Address Housing Instability
Date: Monday, April 21, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.0 General CLE & 0.5 Technology CLE Credits!
Recording: https://youtu.be/gFj0yYWbZTk

Increasing Financial Stability for Family Law Clients: A QDRO Training for Legal Aid Attorneys
Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.0 General CLE, 0.5 Technology CLE & 1.0 Marital and Family Law Certification Credits!
Recording: https://youtu.be/HMIwrHzQxM8

Tackling Callback Ghosting: How Intwine Enhances Legal Aid Intake & Engagement
Date: Monday, April ​14, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.0 General CLE credit & 1 Technology CLE Credit!
Recording: https://youtu.be/r6Cz82dGLVw

Navigating Landlord-Tenant Law After a Disaster
Date: Friday, April 11, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.0 General & 1.0 Real Estate Certification Credits!
Recording:https://youtu.be/VRJi-unmHLI

Expanding Pro Bono Partnerships in Florida- Connecting with Civil Legal Aid
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 (4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.0 General CLE, 0.5 Ethics CLE  & 1.0 Civil Trial Certification Credits!
Recording: https://youtu.be/_3JnckMb-c4

Navigating Policy Shifts: Supporting Transgender Veterans Through Advocacy and Legal Services
Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.0 CLE credit and 1.0 Civil Trial Certification Credit!
Recording: https://youtu.be/uwhYh6zMlfE

Mortgage Basics for Assisting Homeowners After a Natural Disaster
Date: Friday, April 4, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.5 General CLE Credits!
Recording: https://youtu.be/aJ1TPnpo2Iw

From Awareness to Action: Mitigating Bias in Public Interest Law for Veterans
Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.0 General CLE and 0.5 Professionalism CLE Credits!
Recording: https://youtu.be/5-hbfuMI_u0

Fair Housing Protections: DV Survivors and Emotional Support Animal Accommodations
Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.0 General & 1.0 City, County and Local Government Law: Certification Credits!
Recording: Will be posted on https://www.youtube.com/@flabaranimals

Protecting All Members of the Family: Addressing the Intersection of Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse
Date: March, 7th, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.0 CLE credit, 1.0 Criminal Appellate Law Certification Credit, and 1.0 Criminal Trial Law Certification Credit.
Recording: Will be posted on https://www.youtube.com/@flabaranimals

Student Loan Essentials: Updates, Strategies, and Advocacy for Legal Aid Practitioners
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.0 General CLE Credit!
Recording: https://youtu.be/Ou4lXCwtfVA

Breaking Free: Legal Relief for Forced Criminality and Consumer Debt in Human Trafficking Cases
Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.0 General & 1.0 Criminal Trial and Criminal Appellate Law Certification Credits!
Recording: https://youtu.be/YsqqfhAYKkc

Class Actions and Tenant Protections: Fighting Unlawful Fees and Security Deposit Practices
Date: Friday, January 10, 2025 (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
CLE: Approved by the Florida Bar for 1.0 General & 1.0 Real Estate Certification Credits!
Recording: email jorge.acosta@floridalegal.org to ask for access

 

 

Members of The Florida Bar are subject to a continuing legal education requirement, commonly referred to as mandatory CLE. Members are notified of their CLE reporting requirements via email and self-report compliance online through the MyFloridaBar Member Portal.

Continuing Legal Education Requirement (CLER):

30 total credit hours due every 3 years of which:

1. At least 3 of the 30 hours must be in approved technology courses.

• TIP: Access a playlist of technology approved courses here

AND

2. At least 5 of the 30 hours must be in approved legal ethics, professionalism, substance abuse or mental health and wellness courses; 2 of the 5 hours must be the mandatory Florida Legal Professionalism course

• TIP: Before you access the playlists below, make sure you prioritize the new 2-credit Florida Legal Professionalism course now required by the Florida Supreme Court. Even if you already have professionalism credits from other courses, this one is mandatory for everyone in each reporting cycle. If you haven't taken it yet — two birds, one stone!
• Professionalism Approved Courses Playlist
• Ethics Approved Courses Playlist
• Mental Health and Wellness Playlist

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To learn more about CLE requirements, visit:

 https://www.floridabar.org/member/cle/general-cle-info-and-requirements/

Looking for a Training? I Can Help.
As the Director of the Florida Legal Services Statewide Training Initiative, I serve as the point of contact for all things training-related. If you're a civil legal aid or public interest attorney in Florida and need help finding a training—or if you're not sure one exists—feel free to reach out. If we don’t have the session you need, we’ll do our best to develop one and recruit the right speakers.

Jorge Acosta Palmer

Attorney at Law

Director of Statewide Training Initiative

Florida Legal Services, Inc.

Email: jorge.acosta@floridalegal.org

407-588-0607

Bio:

Jorge grew up in Puerto Rico and moved to Florida in 2015. He has spent most of his career working in public interest law. He started working for Community Legal Services(CLS), where he provided legal assistance in many areas of law, including housing, family, consumer, and public benefits law. At CLS, Jorge would also oversee staff trainings and addressed the most pressing needs in the community by leading outreach and education events. He implemented and led the Eviction Records Research Project, where he trained, mentored, and supervised over 200 volunteers, mostly law students, who reviewed, researched, and gathered data for over 10,000 eviction records in Orange and Seminole County.

He was elected to the Executive Council of the Public Interest Law Section of the Florida Bar where he serves as a member of the Professional Development Operating Committee, and the Consumer/Tenant Protection Workgroup.

In 2024, he joined FLS as the Director of the Statewide Training Initiative.