The Florida Bar
Encyclopedia
The Florida Bar is the integrated bar association
for the state of Florida
. It is the third largest such bar association in the United States
. Its duties include the regulation and discipline of attorneys
.
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 and Florida law
through written state essays and state-specific multiple-choice questions.
The Florida Bar is also responsible for the governing of Florida Registered Paralegals.
The Florida Bar's headquarters building and annex are located in Tallahassee
, three blocks from the Florida State Capitol
.
There were 89,093 attorneys in the state bar in the year 2009-2010.
Bar association
A bar association is a professional body of lawyers. Some bar associations are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in their jurisdiction; others are professional organizations dedicated to serving their members; in many cases, they are both...
for the state of Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. It is the third largest such bar association in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Its duties include the regulation and discipline of attorneys
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
.
As elsewhere in the United States, persons seeking admission to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
must pass a moral character
Good moral character
Good moral character is a defined legal concept in United States law that details requirements for consideration for certain benefits or positions. The term is chiefly used by the federal government in immigration law, but it can also be a requirement for a particular position of employment or...
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
Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination
The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination is a one hundred twenty five minute, sixty question, multiple-choice examination designed to measure the knowledge and understanding of established standards related to a lawyer's professional conduct...
, and the bar exam, which tests both the common law
Common law
Common law is law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive branch action...
through the Multistate Bar Examination and Florida law
Florida law
The Florida law is based on the Florida Constitution , which defines how the statutes must be passed into law, and defines the limits of authority and basic law that the Florida Statutes must be complied with...
through written state essays and state-specific multiple-choice questions.
The Florida Bar is also responsible for the governing of Florida Registered Paralegals.
The Florida Bar's headquarters building and annex are located in Tallahassee
Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...
, three blocks from the Florida State Capitol
Florida State Capitol
The Florida State Capitol, in Tallahassee, Florida, USA, is the state capitol of the U.S. state of Florida. The building is an architecturally and historically significant building, having been listed on the National Register of Historic Places....
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There were 89,093 attorneys in the state bar in the year 2009-2010.