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The deadlines for FRPs scheduled to report their three-year CE cycle ending in the months of February, March, April, May, June, and July 2020 have been extended to a new reporting deadline of August 31, 2020. NEED CLE? ALL of our CLE on www.PerfectlyParalegal.com is good for FRPs. Need ALL of your CLE? The annual cruise packages give you a LOT to […]
» Read moreHere’s an update on the proposal to create a category called “Advanced Florida Registered Paralegals” designation as part of the Florida Registered Paralegal Program created by Chapter 20 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. Those advanced FRPs would be authorized – under the supervision of a lawyer – to assist clients who engage a law firm for limited representation help […]
» Read moreKnow an ATTORNEY in Florida who may need these services? Free career counseling program for lawyers via computer or telephone from the privacy of your home or office. The next session is on Wednesday, August 14 at 12 p.m. The meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of each month. Among those who may benefit from participating are: • […]
» Read moreThe agency that runs the state courts system’s statewide electronic filing portal and The Florida Bar are going to work together to find — for a price — “value added” services for lawyers. I must confess, it’s been so long since I’ve used the e-Filing Portal that I really thought a lot of these items were already features….. Is there […]
» Read moreReminder – if your employer is paying your dues for you, please remember to login to your account and confirm that your balance is paid so there are no surprises later. From Florida Bar: The 2019-20 Annual Florida Registered Paralegal paper fee statements have been mailed. You can still pay your fees online by signing in to the MyFloridaBar Member Portal at member.floridabar.org and clicking the “Pay […]
» Read moreFrom Florida Bar: You can now pay your 2019-20 Florida Registered Paralegal fees online by signing in to the MyFloridaBar Member Portal at member.floridabar.org and clicking the “Pay My Fees” button on your profile page. Paying online is the quickest and easiest way to pay your annual fees and stay in compliance with Chapter 20 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. Payments postmarked after August […]
» Read moreImportant Updates to Chapter 20 The following changes will become effective on March 5th: RULE 20-3.1 REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION Creates new subdivision (a)(6), which expands the registration requirement for lawyers licensed in other states to lawyers who are licensed and members in good standing in other states can be registered paralegals without meeting the minimum paralegal work experience requirement. RULE […]
» Read moreI originally posted this article in April 2012, just this morning, I was contacted by another FRP who had her FRP terminated due to confusion about CLE posting… Recently, a local paralegal logged on to the Florida Bar’s website to post new CLE credits, only to discover that her account no longer existed. After making some calls, she found out […]
» Read moreThe Florida Bar Board of Governors recently approved the bifurcation of the Florida Registered Paralegal Program Committee into two separate committees. The Florida Registered Paralegal Program Committee as it previously operated will continue to exist and perform the certification and compliance functions of the FRP Program. The newly formed committee is the Florida Registered Paralegal Enrichment Committee. The Florida Registered Paralegal […]
» Read moreClick here to view the original article including samples of the fraudulent email. The Florida Bar is warning its members that fraudulent emails regarding membership information are being distributed. We advise members not to click on the attachments contained within the emails and to permanently delete them immediately. You should also notify your IT department as soon as possible. We suspect that these […]
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