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You can choose three complimentary sections for your first year of Bar membership! Visit our Sections page to learn more about the different practices of law that are featured and go to the MyFloridaBar Member Portal to join today.
Basic Skills Course Requirement At a Glance
Requirement
- Phase 1: Practicing with Professionalism course
- Phase 2: 21 credits of mandatory Basic Skills Course Requirement (BSCR) courses
When it's due
- Phase 1: Within 1 year of admission to The Florida Bar
- Phase 2: Within 3 years of admission to The Florida Bar
BSCR phases 1 and 2 are completed once, while a member's Continuing Legal Education (CLE) cycle last for three years. Basic skills courses count toward your first CLE requirement. Read the CLER FAQ to learn more.
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News and Information About and For Lawyers
Daily News Summary
The Daily News Summary is a roundup of law-related news from across the state posted online every weekday.
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The Florida Bar
NEW BRIGHTLINE DISCOUNT AIMS TO EASE TRAVEL FOR BAR MEMBER
The Florida Bar | Article | April 17, 2026
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Florida Supreme Court
FLORIDA SUPREME COURT ELECTS COURIEL AS CHIEF JUSTICE
News Service of Florida | Article | April 16, 2026
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Judiciary
JUDGE DEMPSEY RESIGNS, LIKELY SHORT-CIRCUITING JUDICIAL ELECTION
Tallahassee Democrat | Article | April 16, 2026
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Legal Profession
LMD INJURY LAWYERS HIGHLIGHT IMPORTANCE OF POLICE REPORTS IN FLORIDA ACCIDENT CLAIMS
Pasco News | Article | April 16, 2026
The Florida Bar News
The Florida Bar News is the primary means by which The Florida Bar communicates topical information to its members. Stories are posted daily.
April 17, 2026
A new Brightline Trains discount for Florida Bar members will make it easier for lawyers to spend more time on clients and cases, and less of it stuck in I-95’s bumper-to-bumper traffic. Miami attorney Michel Morgan, Universal Property & Casualty’s general counsel for operations, couldn’t be happier. “I am never going to drive to Orlando...
April 17, 2026
Steven Meints, a member of The Florida Bar since 2002, has been promoted to colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General’s Corps. Meints, formerly with Wicker, Smith, O’Hara, McCoy & Ford, serves as chief counsel for Capability Program Executive – Simulation, Training, Test and Threat in Orlando In his military role with the...
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