Navigation For lawyers caught in the high-pressure cycle of long hours, constant deadlines, and emotional fatigue, a new CLE video training offers a simple message — sustainable legal careers start with healthy relationships, not just with clients and colleagues, but with yourself. That’s the main takeaway from “Work-Life Balance for Attorneys,” a free CLE presentation offered […]
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The Florida Bar Timeline 1950-2025
In its landmark Bar Integration Opinion issued on June 7, 1949, the Florida Supreme Court, speaking through Justice Glenn Terrell, stated: “In the states where bar integration has been adopted, its [the bar’s] major energies are directed to projects designed to improve the administration of justice, projects that awaken an interest in the science of […]
17th Circuit seeks applicants to fill a judicial opening
The 17th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has been asked to provide Gov. Ron DeSantis with nominees for the vacancy in the Broward Circuit Court created by the resignation of Circuit Court Judge Gary Farmer. The commission requests that interested candidates submit an application for consideration. Applicants must meet the qualifications for circuit court judge described […]
AI-generated legal drafts pose hidden risks
Clients who use AI to generate draft legal documents are posing new challenges — and potential risks — for their attorneys, warns Indiana University Law Prof. Josh Kubicki, a legal tech expert. “Most clients aren’t disclosing when they’ve used AI,” Kubicki writes in the latest edition of his Brainyacts newsletter. “And even when they do, […]
Finding balance – and better mental health – through service
Jeffrey D. Harvey The annual Law.com Compass report on the legal profession’s mental health released in May includes some concerning data. Sixty-eight percent of the respondents reported anxiety and 62% said they are physically and mentally overwhelmed. Half reported decreased job satisfaction and 4% are recovering from substance abuse. Alarmingly, 13% admitted to suicidal thoughts […]