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| Formation | April 1950 |
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| Type | Lawyer Regulation |
| Headquarters | 651 East Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida |
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| Membership | 112,000+[1] |
President | Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr. [2] |
Key people | 52-member Board of Governors |
| Website | floridabar.org |
The Florida Bar is the integrated, or unified bar organization for the state of Florida. It is the third largest such bar in the United States.[3] Its duties include the regulation and discipline of attorneys and the governance of Florida Registered Paralegals.[4]
As elsewhere in the United States, persons seeking admission to the bar must pass a moral character screening, in this case administered by the Florida Board of Bar Examiners. Admission to the Bar includes passing a background investigation, the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination, and the bar exam, which tests both the common law through the Multistate Bar Examination[3] and Florida law through written state essays and state-specific multiple-choice questions.
The Florida Bar's headquarters building and annex are located in Tallahassee, three blocks from the Florida State Capitol. It operates under the terms of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar.[5]
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions About The Florida Bar". The Florida Bar. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
- ^ The Florida Bar Website
- ^ a b Florida Bar, accessed May 10, 2018
- ^ Florida Registered Paralegal program
- ^ Supreme Court of Florida, Florida Bar V Hollander, published 18 September 2002, accessed 3 October 2023