Pandemic-related Resources

Workgroup on Continuity of Court Operations and Proceedings During and After COVID-19 Best Practices: This Supreme Court workgroup has developed best practices on the following topics:

• Facilitating Pro Se Litigants with Remote Appearance Technology
• Representing Yourself and Using Remote Appearance Technology with the Courts
• Management of Evidence in Remote Hearings in Civil and Family Cases
• Out-of-County Inmates

Legal Professionalism in the Electronic Age: Special considerations for attorneys and judges for practicing with professionalism virtually.

Proposed Model Consent and Joint Stipulation Forms for Virtual Jury Trials: prepared by ABOTA Fort Lauderdale with feedback from the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida.

Best Practices for Remote Court Proceedings: This guide was produced by the Florida Bar Board Technology Committee.

Professionalism Handbook

This handbook includes a collection of professionalism resources designed to help attorneys and students at Florida law schools learn the importance of civility and professionalism in the legal profession. It includes selected chapters of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar along with Professionalism Expectations, and the Guidelines for Professional Conduct.

This guide and its resources embody and reflect the substance of the professional identity, personality, character, and fitness to practice law which each member of the Bar should exemplify.

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Best Practices for Professional Electronic Communication

Lawyers use multiple forms of communication on a daily basis to diligently advocate and are in a constant state of communication with clients, opposing counsel, the court and colleagues. This guide provides best practices for the most popularly used forms of electronic communication.

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Bounds of Advocacy: Goals for Family Lawyers in Florida

Developed by The Family Law Section, Bounds of Advocacy is a tool to guide Florida family lawyers through the quagmire of professional and ethical dilemmas that are unique to the practice of family law. The intent is to suggest a higher level of practice than the minimum baseline of conduct required by the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, and the goal is to elevate professionalism in the practice of family law.

Trial Lawyers Section Guidelines for Professional Conduct

Guidelines for Professional Conduct by the Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar were developed as part of a continuous effort increase the level of professionalism in trial practice in Florida.

Well-Being Toolkit for Lawyers and Legal Employers

This Well-Being Toolkit, created by Anne M. Brafford for use by the American Bar Association, offers reasons for prioritizing lawyer well-being as well as information, strategies, and resources for implementing a plan for positive change.