Navigation After obtaining legislative authority earlier this year for better budget management flexibility, Florida’s Clerks of Court hope to improve the sources of their funding in the next legislative session. The Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers last year launched a multi-year effort, called At Your Service, to correct chronic shortfalls in clerks’ court-related funding. The Legislature […]
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Comments rolling in on COVID-19 Workgroup’s proposals for greater use of remote technology
A Maitland attorney concerned about loss of decorum, and a magistrate judge who raises the specter of Ebola are the latest to file comments to a Supreme Court workgroup rules petition regarding communications technology. “While remote dispute resolution proceedings have been effective during the pandemic, participation by phone and videoconferencing is not ideal,” wrote attorney […]
Guardianship Improvement Task Force to meet in Tallahassee today
The Guardianship Improvement Task Force will hold an in-person meeting on Thursday, September 23, in Tallahassee from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., EDT. The Guardianship Improvement Task Force includes clerks of court, legislators, judges, lawyers, guardians, and others, and members set out the goals they hope to accomplish. The task force is sponsored and staffed […]
Special committee reviewing professionalism eyes uniform standards for local professionalism panels
Gary Lesser Should Florida lawyers face more rigorous professionalism CLE requirements, and local professionalism panels, bolstered by more uniform standards, be more active statewide? Those are just some of the recommendations discussed by the Special Committee for the Review of Professionalism in Florida, at a September 20 meeting.
Look for the Florida Board of Bar Examiners’ exam survey email today
All Florida Bar members will receive an email survey from the Florida Board of Bar Examiners today, September 22, asking for their input for a study on updating the bar exam. The survey seeks input from Florida lawyers about their practice and expectations of newly licensed Florida lawyers. A special committee of judges, law professors, […]