The Florida Bar announced Nov. 1 that the state Supreme Court approved an amendment to Bar rules that will grant lawyers continuing legal education credit for providing pro bono services.
The change is effective Dec. 30.
The court amended Rule 6-10.3 to allow lawyers to earn one hour of general CLE credit for every hour of pro bono service up to five credit hours for each three-year reporting cycle.
The court issued its opinion in response to a petition submitted by The Florida Bar.
The court modified the Bar’s request for four hours of pro bono service in exchange for one CLE credit to allow one credit for each hour of pro bono service.
Florida lawyers provided more than 1.7 million hours of pro bono service to people in need and contributed more than $11 million to legal aid organizations, according to the latest figures from The Florida Bar.