Statewide, nonprofit organization founded in 1973 to provide civil legal assistance. HQ in Tallahassee, with offices in Miami, Newberry and Lake Worth.
Link to organization
Primary geographic focus: Florida
Organization type(s): Provider
Acronym or short name: FLS
Tags: Delivery Systems, Pro Bono, Seniors
A statewide support center, dedicated to ensuring poor people have equal access to justice, FLS fulfills its mission primarily by working with local legal aid and legal service programs to improve their ability to provide legal assistance to those in need in their communities.
Providing service delivery coordination, training, case consultation and technical assistance to all legal service providers in Florida, FLS also is the coordinating organization for the first in the nation comprehensive Florida Supreme Court Voluntary Pro Bono Attorney Plan.
See also the organization’s project, Florida Institutional Legal Services (FILS), which “dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights of indigent people in state custody by providing high quality legal services.”
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