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Reminder – 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 […]
» Read moreDo you know a Florida paralegal who deserves to be recognized for above-and-beyond efforts in achieving a high standard of professionalism in the delivery of paralegal services? The SSF Section of The Florida Bar wishes to select an outstanding certified paralegal to receive its annual award for the “Paralegal of the Year,” to be announced in conjunction with The Florida Bar’s […]
» Read moreApril 1, 2018 By Carolyn Weber Florida E-Filing Portal Program Manager Please CLICK HERE to read the complete article. Carolyn reminds us of some important tips regarding the Florida e-filing portal: • Black & White Is Best – The portal’s favorite colors are black and white, so check before you submit a file. If you try to submit a document in […]
» Read moreREMINDER: Florida Bar Members MUST Log In To New Member Portal And Register An Account *BEFORE* May 1stIt’s no secret by now that The Florida Bar is upgrading and improving the MyFloridaBar Members Portal on May 1st. But with 104,000 members — all of whom we need to sign in and create a new username — that’s no small task! […]
» Read moreIn case you missed this important news from The Florida Bar regarding Upgrading To New Member Portal here it is: The Florida Bar is migrating to a new member portal that Florida lawyers will use to electronically interact with the Bar. The new MyFloridaBar portal will help members more easily conduct membership and e-commerce activities with the Bar. It will […]
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