Navigation Hillsborough County Judge Daryl Manning was the honorary speaker for WMU-Cooley Law School’s Black Law Students Association event, Juneteenth Freedom, on June 13. He spoke about becoming and remaining a member of The Florida Bar. WMU-Cooley Law School’s Black Law Students Association hosted Juneteenth Freedom on June 13, featuring Hillsborough County Judge Daryl Manning as […]
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Board to review proposal to allow graduates to practice for up to a year — under the supervision of an attorney — while awaiting admission
When it convenes July 28 in Sarasota, the Board of Governors is expected to weigh a proposal designed to help prosecutors and public defenders offset a recruiting “crisis.” The Florida Public Defender Association’s proposed amendments to Bar Rule 11-1.9 permit a law school graduate to practice for up to a year — under the supervision […]
Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration Committee to debate the rulemaking process at Annual Convention
The Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration Committee is scheduled, when it meets June 23 at the Annual Convention, to weigh proposed amendments to Rule 2.140 (Amending Rules of Court). The proposed amendments were prompted by a Bar consultant’s recent recommendations for streamlining what critics complain is a glacial rule development process. Orange County […]
CABA names its leadership training program fellows
The Cuban American Bar Association (CABA) has selected 11 fellows for its new leadership training program, “L.E.A.D. with CABA.” The Leadership, Education, And, Development (L.E.A.D.) program is designed to provide CABA fellows with the knowledge, skills, and tools to be effective leaders within CABA, The Florida Bar, and their communities. Giselle Gutierrez “Leadership is not […]
Online career counseling available
David Behrend, M.ED., director of Career Planning Services for Lawyers in Ardmore, PA, and Florida Lawyers Assistance, will offer a free career counseling program for lawyers via computer or telephone from the privacy of your home or office. The next session is on Wednesday, July 12 at 12 p.m. The meetings will be held on […]