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FLORIDA NEWS ARCHIVE - BAR ADMISSIONS, Rules and Regulations

Florida Supreme Court amends Rules of the Supreme Court Relating to Admissions to the Bar  [Added 10/21/07]

In response to a petition from the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, the Florida Supreme Court approved a number of revisions to the Rules of the Supreme Court Relating to Admissions to the Bar.  The revisions take effect on May 1, 2008.  Some of the revisions are summarized below.

  • Applicants must apply online.  Rule 2-21.
  • The bar admission and bar examination applications have been combined into a single application.  Rule 2-21, Rule 2-21.1.
  • Deadlines and fees for law student registrations have been streamlined; now there are 2 fixed-date deadlines applicable to all law students who begin their legal education during a particular time of year (i.e., fall, winter, spring).  Rule 2-23.1.
  • A rule allowing the use of laptop computers during the bar exam has been added.  Rule 4-45.
  • Applicants who untimely request postponement of taking of the bar exam, or who fail to appear for the exam for which they were issued an admission ticket, must reapply and pay a reapplication fee.  Rule 4-48.

    Florida Board of Bar Examiners re: Amendments to Rules of the Supreme Court Relating to Admissions to the Bar, 967 So.2d 877 (Fla. 2007).

 

Fourth DCA quashes order revoking lawyer's pro hac vice admission without notice and opportunity to be heard.  Clare v. Coleman (Parent) Holdings, Inc., 928 So.2d 1246 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006).

 

Florida Supreme Court declines to ease bar application rules for persons who graduate from Florida law schools after those schools receive initial ABA accreditation.  In re:  Proposed Amendments to the Rules of the Supreme Court Relating to Admissions to the Bar, 873 So.2d 295 (Fla. 2004).

 

 

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