Legal Assistance Organizations Approved
for Pro Bono Representation CLE Credit

Rule 21, §4.08(c) provides, in pertinent part, that attorneys may obtain “[a]n annual maximum of three (3) dual hours of CLE credits earned at the rate of one hour of credit for every five billable hours of pro bono legal representation provided through … an approved legal assistance organization.” An “approved legal assistance organization is defined for purposes of §4.08(c) as “an organization or professional association that provides pro bono legal services and that is approved by the Tennessee Supreme Court.” To gain approval under section 4.08(c), an organization “must file a petition with the clerk of the Tennessee Supreme Court.”

For attorneys wishing to seek CLE credit under this provision, please see here.

Click here to download the Application for Tennessee Supreme Court Approval of Legal Assistance Organizations.

The following organizations are approved under Rule 21, Section 4.08(c) 

 The following organizations were approved By Order of the Tennessee Supreme Court on the date shown: