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Florida Legal Ethics Update: From Questioning Diversity Quotas to Proposals for a Regulatory Sandbox and More

by in Access to Justice, Attorney Advertising, CLE requirements, legal ethics, Legal Services, negative online reviews, regulatory sandbox, Rule 5.4 Professional Independence of a Lawyer, Technology, UPL. Posted July 12, 2021
Florida CLE Diversity Controversy The Florida Supreme Court attracted national attention when it recently sua sponte changed the CLE programming requirements such that The Florida Bar cannot approve CLE programming and Florida lawyers cannot receive CLE credits for attendance at any program for which there was a diversity requirement or quota pertaining to the selection ...
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California May Join Utah in the Sandbox: Working Group Empowered to Explore Innovation in the Delivery of Legal Services

by in Attorneys Fees, regulatory sandbox, Rule 5.4 Professional Independence of a Lawyer, Rules of Professional Conduct. Posted May 18, 2020
Last week the California State Bar Board of Trustees voted to move forward with the exploration of a regulatory sandbox approach.
Tags California Regulatory Reform Collaboration with NonLawyers Sharing fees with nonlawyers
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Utah Advances the Conversation: Future of Lawyering to Include NonLawyers?

by in ABA, Attorney Fees, client confidentiality, confidentiality, COVID-19, Rule 5.4 Professional Independence of a Lawyer, Uncategorized, Utah Regulatory Reform. Posted May 2, 2020
The Utah Supreme Court recently posted its Standing Order 15 and proposed amendments to its Rules of Professional Conduct 5.4 (Professional Independence of a Lawyer) and 1.5 (Attorney Fees), which pave the way for collaboration between lawyers and non-lawyers to both provide legal services and share revenue. Future
Tags Future of Lawyering Sharing fees with nonlawyers Utah
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