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Pay TFB Dues Online - Renew Your Section Membership

Pay Bar Dues Online—Renew Your Section Membership

Paying your fees through the MyFloridaBar Member Portal is the quickest and easiest way to pay your fees and comply with trust account and pro bono requirements.And, while you’re at it, please renew your Solo & Small Firm Section membership. Here are the top reasons why:

FREE CLE. We offer at least 10 free CLE hours each year — that’s a $500 value!
Great publications. The biweekly QuickLINK and triannual LINK provide excellent content to benefit solos and small firms and we’re always looking for contributors.
Social media and a members-only Facebook group. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and join our LinkedIn and members-only Facebook groups. We regularly post Bar news, CLE information and practice tips—a great way to stay up to date on what’s going on in the legal community.
Discounts on outstanding CLE programming. If you sign up for each seminar we offer and use your section-member discount, your cost savings will be more than $500!
Leadership and networking opportunities through committee service. The value to your practice is priceless.

Questions? Just call The Florida Bar Membership Records department at (850) 561-5831.

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Virtual Business Development: Developing Relationships, On and Offline

May 11, 12–1 PM Live GotoWebinar presented by Frank Ramos, Managing Partner, Clarke Silverglate, P.A. of Miami. Moderator: Scott Meryl.

Learn how attorneys can maximize online platforms for business development and use relationships created online into in-person professional relationships.

Course 4502. 1.0 General; 1.0 Technology CLE credit. Section members register for only $50. REGISTER

10 Things Lawyers Should Stop Doing

There are many things you can and should be doing to become a more successful lawyer. Often overlooked, however, is the fact there may be even more things you should stop doing.

The key to real, meaningful productivity is identifying the most important, essential tasks that drive success, and working to de-prioritize or eliminate the rest.

From underestimating how long things take to waiting until the end of the day to do your most important work, this article spells out 10 things you should stop doing in order to boost your productivity. (Note: Contains advertisement)

NEW: Free Tech Helpline for Solos and Small Firms

The Florida Bar Tech Support Helpline supports solo and small firm lawyers as a free “help desk” for technology issues and assistance. The three-month beta project is an experiment to see if solo and small firm lawyers could benefit from a non-emergency IT helpline. The beta runs through May 15.

Remote computer, software and related tech support from LawTech Partners is available via phone, live chat, email or virtual appointment. The service could eventually be added to the Bar’s Member Benefits program and is intended to serve solo and small-firm lawyers who typically can’t afford full-time IT departments or managers.

Court Reporting: Technology and Ethics

May 19, 12 – 1 PM, free Wednesday Wisdom Zoom webinar for Solo & Small Firm Section members.* Presented by Christine Phipps, Registered Professional Reporter, President of Phipps Reporting, Inc. of West Palm Beach.

The court reporting profession, like the legal profession, has ethical issues and considerations to manage. This is especially relevant with the increase in use of technology, virtual depositions and hearings, and online notarization and swearing-in for the record. This CLE additionally will cover issues including gifting, confidentially, professionalism, methodologies and ethical challenges and how court reporters and office staff can maintain a professional and ethical setting.

Course 4441. Approved for 1.0 General; 1.0 Technology CLE credit. *Registration will be approved when section membership is confirmed.

Save the Date: June 10 Florida Law Update

Live GoToWebinar. This seminar will provide updates to the following areas of law: Business, Employment, Bankruptcy, Elder, Estate Planning, Criminal, Family and Construction.

Course 4380. Approved for 1 Juvenile Law, 8 General, 2 Business Litigation, 1 Civil Trial, 1 Construction Law, 1 Criminal Appellate, 1 Criminal Trial, 1 Elder Law, 1 Labor and Employment, 1 Wills,Trusts, & Estates, 0.5 Workers Compensation. REGISTER

Join the section’s members-only Facebook group to network with colleagues around the state.

One of the most difficult things about working remotely is trying to stay connected. Let the Solo & Small Firm Section’s Facebook group be a resource for you. Find co-counsel, refer a case or ask for recommendations. It’s free. Our Wednesday Wisdom series is live on Facebook each month and the library of past videos is available 24/7 through the Facebook group for free, on-demand CLE. Join today to network with your colleagues from the section. JOIN NOW

If you’d like to be featured in the section’s member spotlight series, please contact section communications consultant Lisa Tipton.