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 about:

• Security incidents “of significant concern” involving federal judges rising 57% in 2025.
• The inaugural Young Lawyers Summit focusing on early-career and new attorneys.
• A string of Miami-Dade arrests for fraud and exploitation highlighting the need to protect a growing population of seniors and vulnerable adults.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department's multimedia network/.

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:

• Defense attorneys flooding the courts with motions requesting 12-member juries, and some prosecutors are beginning to go along.
• Florida’s county court clerks saying standardizing document titles could make it easier for judges to identify filings and reduce filing errors across the state’s patchwork of county courts
• A Central Florida lawyer who is a big romance novel and rom-com fan taking a dive into publishing.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department's multimedia network/.

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 Stetson Law professor saying lawyers who think generative AI is a mere paragraph factory — or worse, is out to replace them — are making a mistake.
• Florida lawyers taking to The Florida Bar’s new Jury Instructions Builder.
• The Florida Bar creating a webpage that puts more than 100 courses and other free CLE resources in one place.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department's multimedia network/.

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:

• Florida’s public defenders launching a campaign to bring starting salaries into parity with their prosecutor counterparts.
• The Business Law Section creating an AI Task Force.
• Legal Aid Service of Collier County receiving a $600,000 grant from the Naples Children Foundation to continue providing free civil legal services to at-risk children.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department's multimedia network/.

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 Miami-Dade State Attorney praising Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature for approving “significant” salary increases for front-line prosecutors, investigators, and support staff.
• The Florida Bar's Rules Committee unanimously approving a proposal to create a new, narrowly tailored practice authorization that would allow certain out-of-state lawyers to provide limited legal services for nonprofit cancer research organizations conducting clinical trials in Florida.
• Nova Middle School winning the “We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution” national civics competition for the fourth consecutive year, a streak fueled by a husband-and-wife team of Florida lawyers who have transformed the school's law program into a national powerhouse.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department's multimedia network/.

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 National Center for State Courts warning about the threat AI-generated evidence poses to "public trust in the courts."
• The Florida Bar, once again, warning members about multiple fraudulent emails circulating that falsely appear to come from Bar leaders.
• The University of Florida's Levin College of Law establishing a new endowed chair in constitutional law after receiving a $1 million gift from alumnus and Coral Gables attorney Hugh Culverhouse, Jr.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department's multimedia network/.

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 new pop-up notice on Florida’s E-Filing Portal reminding litigants of a requirement to certify the accuracy of filings under a recently amended statewide procedural rule.
• The Florida Bar undertaking a comprehensive review of its committees, sections, and divisions in an effort to streamline operations.
• Florida State University's Center for Prevention & Early Intervention Policy and the Office of the State Courts Administrator launching an online training program to bring trauma science directly into judicial practice.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department's multimedia network/.

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:

• Florida lawyers having an ethical duty not only to maintain civility, but also to defend the judiciary, report misconduct, and help educate the public about the rule of law, according to a new free CLE from Duke Law School's Bolch Judicial Institute.
• The U.S. Supreme Court agreeing to hear a challenge to Florida's use of six-person juries in non-capital cases
• Funding Florida Legal Aid establishing an Elder Law Grant Program.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department's multimedia network/.

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 Bar’s Board of Governors tackling a wide-ranging agenda when it convenes Friday for its first meeting of the 2026-27 Bar year, including final action on proposed disciplinary rule changes involving frozen trust funds, consideration of a new AI-powered legal notetaker as a member benefit, and section bylaw amendments to expand remote participation.
• The latest Board of Legal Specialization and Education report showing there are slightly more than 5,000 board-certified attorneys in Florida.
• The Elder Law Section's plans to expand member engagement and provide robust continuing legal education while building on the section's longstanding focus on serving older adults and their families.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department's multimedia network/.

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:

• Many of the court system's high-priority spending items surviving Gov. Ron DeSantis' line-item veto authority to trim $1.6 billion from a $117.6 billion state budget.
• The Florida Bar renewing its relationship with M&T Bank, ensuring members will continue to receive free access to the Nota trust accounting platform, a cloud-based tool designed to help lawyers manage trust accounts more efficiently and remain compliant with Bar rules.
• Gov. DeSantis vetoing a bill proposing changes to Florida's sovereign immunity law.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department's multimedia network/.

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:

• Florida lawyers having free access to an artificial intelligence platform designed specifically for legal work, making The Florida Bar the first state bar in the nation to offer complimentary legal AI as a member benefit.
• Lawyers remaining high-value targets for fraudsters.
• The continuing growth of the Bar's Counsel to Counsel mentoring program.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department's multimedia network/.

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:

• Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz telling Florida judges they should tune out political noise and focus on serving the public.
• New Florida Bar President Michael Fox Orr using his inaugural address at the Bar's General Assembly on June 19 to outline an agenda aimed at helping Florida courts operate more efficiently, unveiling a new jury instruction builder, and working with judges and lawyers to address mounting challenges facing the state's judicial system.
• The Florida Bar's plans to undertake a first-of-its-kind review of its sections, divisions, standing committees, and their governing rules during the coming year to evaluate how the organization is structured and operates.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department's multimedia network/.

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:

• Jacksonville attorney Michael Fox Orr being sworn in this week as The Florida Bar's 78th president, and Tampa attorney Paige Greenlee becoming president-elect during the 2026 Florida Bar Convention.
• The Corporate Counsel Committee's progress reflecting both the enthusiasm of its members and the dedication of Bar leaders.
• Guardian advocacy being a less restrictive alternative to full guardianship for individuals diagnosed before age 18 with conditions such as intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, autism, spina bifida, or Down syndrome.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department's multimedia network/.

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 Supreme Court’s phased response to rising threats against judges, including the formation of a workgroup last year, showing encouraging results
• The ABA warning attorneys about a sophisticated immigration fraud scheme in which scammers impersonate licensed lawyers, legal aid organizations, and the ABA itself to target people seeking immigration assistance.
• Tallahassee attorney Scott Manion being honored with the 2026 Florida Bar Consumer Protection Lawyer of the Year Award

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department's multimedia network/.

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 amending statewide court rules to require attorneys and self-represented litigants to certify that legal authorities cited in filings are accurate.
• The FBI warning that a cybercrime group increasingly targeting law firms is using fake IT support calls — and even in-person visits — to gain access to sensitive legal data and extort victims.
• Concerned about looming deficits, the Legislature approving a $114.5 billion budget that includes some, but not all, court spending priorities.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department's multimedia network/.

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:

• Miami-Dade and Broward courts issuing new administrative orders regarding the disclosure and verification of AI-generated court submissions.
• The Florida Bar Board of Governors expanding free trust accounting software options for members.
• The Supreme Court being asked to decide whether a first-degree murder defendant with a private lawyer is entitled to co-counsel at taxpayer expense.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department's multimedia network/.

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:

• Bar leaders from across Florida gathering at the Opal Grand Delray Beach on July 10-11 for the Voluntary Bar Leaders Conference.
• The Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association relinquishing its Lawyer Referral Service to The Florida Bar on May 6, joining a growing number of local bar associations that have transferred referral operations to the statewide program.
• A prison mail scam that hijacked a lawyer’s Bar number in a narcotics scheme.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department's multimedia network/.

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:

• Florida lawyers needing to level up their technical skills to survive a post-AI world, according to Jordan Furlong, an internationally known “legal futurist.”
• Florida’s judicial circuits being required to establish formal technology governance committees under an administrative order issued May 7 by the Florida Supreme Court.
• Florida State University College of Law inviting legal employers across Florida to connect with its students and graduates through free, flexible recruitment programs.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department's multimedia network/.

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:

• Gov. Ron DeSantis signing a bill last week that sponsors say will make the civil justice system function more efficiently.
• The Government Lawyer Section hosting its first-ever Legacy & Leadership Symposium on Friday, June 5, at The Florida Bar Annex in Tallahassee.
• Miami’s H.T. Smith being selected to receive Funding Florida Legal Aid’s 2026 Medal of Honor Award.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department's multimedia network/.

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:

• Lawmakers returning to Tallahassee May 12 for a 19-day special session to complete work on a budget for the next fiscal year.
• Changes on the way for The Florida Bar’s review of lawyer advertisements.
• A recent webinar sponsored by Anthropic to demonstrate its new legal tool for the Cowork platform drawling a massive nationwide audience.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department's multimedia network/.