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Date City Audience Topic Feb. 19, 6 p.m. University Park (Sarasota) Paralegal Association Ethics/Professionalism Apr. 21, 7 p.m. Jacksonville Baptist Church Convention Criminal Justice/Law/Process As of Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 these dates have been filled. Currently, there are no open speaking dates available. Important Note: When Speakers Bureau events are advertised in the Speaking Out…
Getting the tone and pace right. The way you deliver your speech will say a lot about you. If you speak too fast or too slow, it’s obvious that something’s wrong and you’re probably nervous. Try keeping a moderate pace. Speak clearly and in a conversational tone, which will make it easier to engage with…
David Behrend, M.ED., director of Career Planning Services for Lawyers in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, and Judith Rushlow, executive director of Florida Lawyers Assistance, will offer a free career counseling program for lawyers via computer or telephone. The next session is on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 12 p.m. See the entire Florida Bar News article.
The Bar’s Appellate Practice Section and Florida’s Guardian ad Litem Program are teaming up to offer the CLE program, “Appeals for the Pro Bono Practitioner,” at the Bar’s Winter Meeting. The program will run from 1 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The Winter Meeting is at the Hyatt Regency on International Drive in…
LegalFuel: The Practice Resource Center of The Florida Bar’s Speaker Series features well-known and respected Florida lawyers discussing relevant topics from technology to work-life balance and social-media marketing. The latest installment of this free CLE video series is “Requests for Time Off: How Caregiving is Changing the Workforce and Impacting Your Firm,” by Amanda Singleton…
The Florida Bar has released an updated online handbook, “Best Practices for Professional Electronic Communication,” which offers guidance to all Florida lawyers on communicating in the digital age. The handbook is available for download from the “Resources” section of the Bar’s Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism at www.floridabar.org/prof/presources/. See the entire Florida Bar News article.
An ABA study is underscoring the economic and social potential of Free Legal Answers, the web-based pro bono program, at a time when a strategic billboard campaign is boosting awareness in Florida to new heights. One key Florida Free Legal Answers volunteer, former Bar President Michael Higer, calls participation in the program, “the right thing to…
Florida Bar members reported doing more pro bono work and giving more donations to legal aid organizations for the 2018-19 Bar year than the previous year, but more lawyers also reported no pro bono activities. The numbers were presented to the Bar’s Pro Bono Legal Services Committee on October 17 during the Bar’s Fall Meeting…
James Sandman, president of the Legal Services Corporation, spoke at the Dec. 6 Tallahassee meeting of the Supreme Court’s Commission on Access to Civil Justice and encouraged members to find ways to make sure people with little or no resources can still get their day in court. “There is never going to be enough money…
Launched in 2014 with a goal of promoting a more diverse and inclusive leadership in The Florida Bar, the Wm. Reece Smith, Jr., Leadership Academy is about to be able to boast of more than 300 graduates. The Bar will be accepting applications for the 2020-21 Leadership Academy Class beginning Dec. 2. The academy is open to all Florida…
The Florida Bar Foundation will be accepting nominations for the 2020 Medal of Honor Awards until Feb. 1. Nominees in the lawyer category must have a demonstrated dedication to the mission of The Florida Bar Foundation, which seeks to provide greater access to justice in Florida. See the entire Florida Bar News article.
