The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

•  The Florida Supreme Court recommending that the Legislature not consolidate judicial circuits.
• Miami-Dade County Public Defender's Office embracing AI.
• A veteran lawmaker proposing the creation of an “Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council” within the state Division of Management Services

The Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.

The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

• Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes of West Palm Beach becoming president-elect designate of The Florida Bar.
• The Florida Chamber of Commerce urging consumers to give sweeping civil litigation reforms more time to lower insurance premiums.
• A bill making its way through the Florida Legislature that would require Floridians arrested for drunk driving who refuse a breathalyzer to install a similar device in their cars.

The Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.

The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

• A bipartisan measure -- crafted with the help of the Family Law Section – that would mandate safe locations to exchange custody of minor children.
• The Supreme Court creating a procedure for an attorney to appear in a limited manner in civil proceedings.
• A measure that would excused new mothers from jury service up to six months after giving birth.

The Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.

The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

• The Board of Governors considering a large number of proposed rule amendments that included some the nation’s first guidelines for using generative AI in the practice of law.
• A new ABA report that finds that not only are there relatively more poor people living in Florida than in the nation overall, but there are also relatively fewer paid attorneys helping them sort out the legal troubles that affect their basic needs.
• Plans for Justice John Couriel to moderate a fireside chat with former United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as part of the Florida Supreme Court’s annual “A Supreme Evening” on January 18 in Tallahassee.

The Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.

The latest edition of Florida

Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

• The Legislature renewing a bipartisan effort to eliminate a Florida law that restricts eligibility for recovering damages in medical negligence claims.
• The ABA about to release its fifth annual Profile of the Legal Profession on November 30, with a new chapter on the state of civil legal aid in the United States.
• Jacksonville University College of Law announcing plans to move into its permanent home this coming summer in the heart of Jacksonville.

The Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.

The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

• The committee appointed by the Florida Supreme Court to assess the benefits of circuit court consolidation doubling down on its recommendation against it.
• The Florida Bar seeking applications for over 1,000 positions on more than 70 committees for the upcoming 2024-25 Bar year.
• The Board of Governors considering a special committee’s proposal for offering guidance on the use of artificial intelligence in the practice of law.

The Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.

The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

• A House panel weighing the FY 2024-25 judicial branch budget request, a list that includes an $8 million for a Sixth DCA Courthouse
• Local Professionalism Panels facing a December 15 deadline to begin filing biannual reports.
• Anti-property fraud legislation crafted with the help of Florida Bar experts showing early promise

The Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.

The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

• A Supreme Court panel on Friday voting unanimously to recommend not consolidating any of Florida’s 20 judicial circuits.
• The First Judicial Circuit’s continuing investigation into an October 2 security breach that exposed personal information in court records.
• The Family Law Section and the Office of The State Courts Administrator partnering to present a series of “Trauma-Informed Courts Workshops” that will take place in 11 districts throughout the state.

The Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.

The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

• The Florida Bar Foundation distributing roughly $32 million to state organizations providing free civil legal services to those who can’t afford them.
• Miami-Dade County Judge Steve Leifman receiving an award from Pope Francis in honor of his work diverting those with mental health issues away from the criminal justice system and toward treatment programs.
• Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gifting Legal Services of Greater Miami $1.8 million. 

The Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.

The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

• Justice Renatha Francis being ceremony sworn-in before a crowd of colleagues, friends, and family.
• The Bar’s Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism working to create a new mandatory two-hour continuing legal education course.
• The Cybersecurity & Privacy Law Committee agreeing to sponsor an intensive, two-day training seminar to help Florida lawyers become internationally certified in data privacy.

The Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.