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Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Fund offers $25,000 challenge match for the Freed to Run Challenge supporting Jacksonville Area Legal Aid
Mike Freed is preparing for his annual charity Freed to Run Challenge in November. The Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Fund will match $25,000 in donations to the 2023 event, provided it raises at least $75,000 from other donors. Jacksonville philanthropist Delores Barr Weaver has offered a multi-year challenge grant to encourage donations to the November […]
Legal Services of North Florida Awarded $481,000 to boost pro bono services
The Legal Services Corporation awarded Legal Services of North Florida a $481,386 “Pro Bono Innovation Fund” grant. Legal Services of North Florida (LSNF) is one of 17 legal aid organizations receiving a grant. In total, LSC is awarding $5 million to support efforts to expand and improve pro bono legal services for low-income Americans. LSC […]
Artificial intelligence, native courts, and books clubs on the latest Florida Bar News Briefs
The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including: The Bar’s new Special Committee on AI Tools & Resources off to an impressive start Florida Bar member Travis Trueblood of Ft. Lauderdale being appointed an associate justice pro tempore of […]
AI Tools & Resources Committee to draft rules and an ethics opinion
Michael Orr A special committee studying generative AI and its impact on the legal profession is off to an impressive start, President Scott Westheimer assured the Board of Governors last week. Westheimer said he expects the “Special Committee on AI Tools & Resources,” to present proposed amendments and a draft ethics opinion to the full […]