Business Law Section Newsletter
February 24, 2022
Have your work habits changed since Covid?

Have your work habits and case load changed since the start of the pandemic? Please take two minutes to complete this quick survey.
Comments Requested from FL Supreme Court on Civil Cases Workgroup

A workgroup created by the Florida Supreme Court has prepared a report recommending procedural rule changes that would impose greater judicial control on civil cases, tighten rules (including tougher sanctions) for discovery, depositions, and continuances, and require reports to the Supreme Court when judges do not expeditiously rule on motions and decide cases. The workgroup is called the Workgroup on Improved Resolution of Civil Cases. Read the Bar News Article for more detail.

The Workgroup's report to the Supreme Court proposes many significant changes to the Rules of Civil Procedure and the Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration. Read the report here. The Florida Supreme Court has now requested comments from the Bar and our members about the report.

The Business Law Section currently has a task force working on a comment. If you would like to be involved with this task force, please contact Russell Landy as soon as possible.
Now Accepting Applications for BLS Fellows, Class of 2022-2024
The Fellowship Program is designed to assist a diverse and inclusive group of lawyers in becoming better leaders within our profession and the Section, while enhancing their leadership skills. To learn more or to apply, visit our website.
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The Florida Bar Foundation: Law School Challenge: Request for assistance

Our partners at the Florida Bar Foundation have enlisted our help to recruit lawyers for their Florida Law School Challenge, a mentoring/pro bono initiative running through March 25. They have a lot of law students that have signed up but not nearly as many lawyers. We need your help! Learn more here.
UCF Professionalism Class Seeks Legal Mentors!
UCF Legal Studies students are required to take a course on professionalism before doing an internship in the community. They learn skills such as interacting with the public, speaking to professionals, and overall, just putting their best foot forward. To accomplish this goal, they pair a student with a legal mentor who provides input on the student’s resume and conducts a mock interview with a student.

All we need from you is help with those 2 interactions:

A mentor provides input on the student's resume 
  • Feedback can be provided via e-mail or telephone 
  • Approximate time for completion is 30 minutes
  • Feedback occurs in March
A mentor conducts a "mock interview" for a legal assistant position with the student
  • Mock interview occurs via telephone or video conference (e.g., Zoom)
  • UCF provides "job description" for legal assistant position
  • Approximate time for completion is 30 minutes
  • Interview takes place in April
If this is something you are interested in, please click here to learn more.
Alexander L. Paskay Memorial Bankruptcy Seminar
Tampa
March 29-31, 2022
Join ABI and Stetson University College of Law for the 46th Annual Alexander L. Paskay Memorial Bankruptcy Seminar, a memorial CLE program honoring the lifetime achievements of the late Bankruptcy Judge Alexander L. Paskay.
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May 12, 2022 Tampa
May 13, 2022 Miami
New dates! If you previously registered for either program, you do not need to do anything, your registration will automatically be moved to the new date.