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Florida Registered Paralegal Program
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Florida Registered Paralegal Application Information
Filing a Complaint Against a Paralegal
FRP Continuing Education
FRP Program Member Benefits
Rules Regulating The Florida Bar Pertaining to Paralegals
Find a Paralegal: Florida Registered Paralegal listing
FRP Contact Information
Florida Registered Paralegal Application Information
In order to be registered as a Florida Registered Paralegal you must complete an application and meet one of the eligibility requirements. A $145.00 fee must accompany the application. Please make the check payable to The Florida Bar.
Application Information
Frequently Asked Questions
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING GRANDFATHERING
As of March 1, 2011, you may no longer use grandfathering in order to register as an Florida Registered Paralegal. Therefore, you may no longer use experience alone as a basis for eligibility for registration. If you wish to register you must meet the education/work experience or certification requirement for eligibility. If you apply under the grandfathering provision after March 1, 2011, your application will be rejected. Please note the application fee is not refundable.
APPLICATIONS: Due to the unusually high volume of applications that we are receiving for the Florida Registered Paralegal program it is taking longer than normal to process these applications. Once you become registered your name will appear on the following link FRP listing. If you do not see your name, please check back frequently as we are continually updating this information. We ask that you please allow 2 weeks from the time you mailed your application before checking to see if you have been registered. If you have additional questions, you can email us at frp@flabar.org. Thank you for your patience.
Filing a Complaint Against a Paralegal
Florida Registered Paralegals must abide by a Code of Ethics and Responsibility. If you believe that an FRP has engaged in conduct in violation of the Code of Ethics and Responsibility, please complete the FRP complaint form
and return it to the Tallahassee address.FRP Continuing Education
The rule requires that you have 30 total hours of continuing education each cycle. Your total hours will appear as “General” on the website when you enter credits or check your hours. 5 of the 30 hours must be in ethics or professionalism. You still need 30 total hours. In other words, your “General” column must equal 30. The Ethics/Professionalism column must equal 5. You do not add General + Ethics/Professionalism to determine total number of hours.
- How to post Continuing Education Credits
- How to check Continuing Education Credits
- Common Questions About Continuing Education Credits and Posting Credits
- Obtaining a Password
FRP Program Member Benefits
The Florida Bar is happy to announce that all member benefits currently available to members of The Florida Bar are now available to Florida Registered Paralegals. A list of the benefits can be found on the bar's Website, www.floridabar.org/memberbenefits. For most benefits you must contact the vendor directly with a discount code or notify them that you are eligible for The Florida Bar discount. For other benefits you will access the benefit through the Bar's Web site. To utilize Fastcase you will need a username and password. Your username is your FRP number. If you have already obtained a password from The Florida Bar, that is your password for Fastcase. If not, you must request a password before you use Fastcase.
We invite you to take advantage of these member benefits. It is just another way The Florida Bar is recognizing your achievement of becoming a Florida Registered Paralegal.
Rules Regulating The Florida Bar Pertaining to Paralegals
Chapter 20 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar states the Florida Registered Paralegal Program.
Find a Paralegal: Florida Registered Paralegal listing
FRP Contact Information
Questions may be directed to: FRP@flabar.org, or calling (850) 561-5840 or (800) 342-8060, extension 5840.
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