Welcome Florida Legal Aid!
Hey Florida - we're delighted to be properly establishing ourselves in your part of town! June's Basic Lawyering Skills was our first fully fledged Florida training of 2008, and, we're happy to report, a great success. September's Community Lawyering training was similarly impactful. We received excellent feedback from participants and are looking forward to meeting and working with more of you soon. This is your page. As we announce more and more upcoming Florida trainings, this is where we'll do it. Please, then, bookmark this page and check back regularly for training updates, legal aid news pertinent to your region, registration links and more... We're glad to have your support and attention. Florida News and Updates32 emerging florida advocacy leaders attend Basic Lawyering Skills Training6/17/2008 5:18 pm Last week, 32 attorneys and law graduates from more than 20 programs attended the first major training event offered as part of the new Florida training initiative. For four intensive days, participants worked an all too real legal services case study. ( Read more... ) Florida leaders join CLAE to offer Basic Lawyering Skills in South Carolina4/2/2008 9:48 am As a prelude to our June delivery of Basic Lawyering Skills Training in Florida, two Florida program attorneys, Natalie Maxwell from Southern Legal Counsel and Cassandra Capobianco from Florida Institutional Legal Services, joined CLAE staff and local leaders to deliver Basic Lawyering Skills Training to the entire attorney staff of South Carolina Legal Services. Natalie and Cassandra will use this experience to serve as faculty and training leaders for programs to be offered in Florida this year. ( Read more... ) 16 Florida Staff Members Attend Training of Trainers4/1/2008 12:19 pm In May, 16 staff from around the state attended CLAE's first Florida training event, Designing and Delivering Great Training. Participants spent two days learning best adult education practice while designing actual course curriculum and approaches for trainings they intend to deliver back home to staff or community members. ( Read more... ) |
Upcoming Florida Trainings:
Deposition Skills Training 2009 Courses: Designing & Delivering Great Training (with Practising Law Institute): March 5-6, 2009 Case Planning & Discover: March 24-26, 2009 Essential Skills for Paralegals & Legal Assistants: April 28 - 30, 2009 Administrative Hearing Skills: September 22 - 24, 2009 Basic Lawyering Skills: October 27 - 30, 2009 Community Lawyering: December 8 - 11, 2009 Florida Leadership Institute Mentor Orientation: January 21-23, 2009 Retreat 1: February 24-26, 2009 Retreat 2: May 19 - 21, 2009 Retreat 3: September 22-24, 2009 Retreat 4: January 2010 |
