As amended through November 4, 2024
Rule 11-1.5 - APPROVAL OF LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONLegal aid organizations that provide a majority of their legal services to the indigent and use law student interns under this chapter must be approved by the Supreme Court of Florida. A legal aid organization seeking approval must file a petition with the clerk of the court certifying that it is a nonprofit organization and stating with specificity the:
(a) structure of the organization and whether it accepts funds from its clients;(b) major sources of funds used by the organization;(c) criteria used to determine potential clients' eligibility for legal services performed by the organization;(d) types of legal and nonlegal services performed by the organization; and(e) names of all Florida Bar members who are employed by the organization or who regularly perform legal work for the organization. Legal aid organizations under this chapter are under a continuing duty to notify the court promptly of any significant modification to their structure or sources of funds.
Added April 21, 1994 (635 So.2d 968); amended July 5, 2007, effective 8/1/2007 (SC03-122), (964 So.2d 690); amended March 16, 2023, effective 5/15/2023 (SC22-1292).