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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
5 years
We're just going to leave this here without much comment. After all, there's not really anything more we can add to what Florida Bar member @btannebaum has already (so eloquently) written. Congrats to this young man. Truly. #StoriesWeLove ❤️
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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1 million views later, allow us to hop and say "Congrats to Dayna and her family!" This video is beautiful. ❤ ⚖
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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Florida lawyer details #coronavirus fight: “I wake myself up moaning in pain all night long. This is not the flu. ... You do not want your worst enemy to go through this."
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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When someone sends you a #BeKindtoLawyersDay card and you make just a *few* edits to it before hanging it up in your office ... 😆
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
7 years
#TBT That one time you told a lawyer you know, "Hey, it's #BeKindToLawyersDay !" and they were all like ... "Hold my coffee."
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
6 years
We'll just leave this here ... 🐶⚖️😂
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
5 years
2019 FEBRUARY FLORIDA #BAREXAM SCHOOL-BY-SCHOOL PASSAGE RATES: Congrats to @FIULaw , @UFLaw and @FSUCollegeofLaw for having the Top 3 Bar Exam passage rates, respectively, in Florida. Top 3 Breakdown: 1. @FIU - 80% 2. @UF - 76.9% 3. @floridastate - 75% (Via @FLCourts )
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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56 years ago today, the United States Supreme Court announced that people accused of crimes have a right to an attorney even if they cannot afford one. That case, which came from Florida, revolutionized criminal law throughout the United States. #Gideon
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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OK, #FloridaLegalCommunity ... it's time. We present to you the July 2018 #BarExam 's "School-By-School Passages Rates." And BIG congrats to @FIULaw for coming in No. 1! Here are the Top 3: 1. @FIU College Of Law - 88.1% 2. @FSUCollegeofLaw - 84.8% 3. @MiamiLawSchool - 83.2%
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
5 years
We are ALL Batman. 😂😂😂 #MondayLegalHumor
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
4 years
Lawyers have their own day because they're sharp, they're tough, and when they walk into court on your behalf, they're only there for one thing: To WIN. Happy #LoveYourLawyerDay , y'all.
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
3 years
Congrats, Aaron! 💪 ⚖
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
7 years
#OTD in history in 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the 1st African American to be confirmed as a #SCOTUS justice. 1/
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
6 years
Seems legit. 😂 (h/t @legalcheek )
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
3 years
Ok, @lawrencehurley ... you enriched our lives yesterday with #LawyerCatOnZoom . Allow us to now repay the favor ... 😎 🐈 ⚖ #TheInternetREMAINSUndefeated 😆
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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This is, hands down, 1 of the GREATEST legal stories The FLBar social media team has shared in our short existence. Here's your #WednesdayMotivation . Right here 👇 "Single mother of 5 proudly poses with kids in law school graduation photos: 'We did it'"
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
7 years
ANNOUNCEMENT: Free Legal Assistance Available For Florida Hurricane Survivors - 1-866-550-2929 Full details:
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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When we see people using two spaces after a period in their tweets ...
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
7 years
Live look-in at law students of America wrapping up their #BarPrep today ...
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
6 years
Hey, everyone ... remember the @UFLaw student - Kristin Babik - who was injured in the deadly Las Vegas shooting? Well, we have an update: She's not only fully recovered -- she GRADUATED over the weekend and walked across the stage with her classmates. No words ... just 👊.
@CBSMornings
CBS Mornings
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A survivor of the deadly Las Vegas shooting did not let her injuries stop her from accomplishing her dream. Kristin Babik walked across the stage to receive her degree from @uflaw over the weekend. @NorahODonnell spoke to her just days after the attack:
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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Dear, #LawTwitter : Every #BarExam cycle, we seem to find a tweet w/ an INCREDIBLE story behind it. Meet Ali. He opened Twitter yesterday, and his 1st tweet was to announce he passed the Bar - then 20 mins later, his wife gave birth to their 1st kid. 😮💪👏👏 #MakeThisGoViral
@rahnavard_ali
Ali Rahnavard
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Sure, finding out you passed the @TheFlaBar your first go around is exciting. Then again the birth of your first child 20 minutes later wins easy. Alice 1, the Florida bar 0. #newdad #newlawyer
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
5 years
Live look-in at The Florida Bar social media team walking into work on the Monday of Annual Convention week ...
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
7 years
Our Prez is a lifelong @Dodgers fan, so if you see us tweet late at night stuff like "PUUUIIIG!" during #MLBPlayoffs ... don't be alarmed!⚾️
@MichaelHiger1
Michael Higer
7 years
Best team with 104 wins Go Dodgers! @MichaelHiger1 @FLBarPresident @theflabar
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The Florida Bar
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The July 2019 Florida #BarExam school-by-school passage rates were also released this morning by @FLCourts . @FIULaw had the top passage rate (95.7%), followed by @UFLaw (87.9%) and @FSUCollegeofLaw (86.8%). @MiamiLawSchool (80.8%) and @stetsonlaw (77.6%) rounded out the Top 5.
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The Florida Bar
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Gooooood morning, #BarExam takers! It's Day 2 of one of the hardest tests on Earth - but don't stress, you're halfway home! Time to finish strong, leave it all behind you and then hit the parking lot like ... 💃🕺🙌
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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Congrats to @fiulaw , whose students had the top passing percentage on the July 2017 Florida Bar Exam at 87.8%.
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
3 years
Since the holidays aren't far off, just gonna leave this here ... 🤔🤫😁 #ThursdayLegalHumor
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
6 years
We are honored to welcome our new @FLBarPresident Michelle Suskauer, the first former public defender to serve as President. We look forward to an exciting year ahead!
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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The Law School Comparison pass rates for the Feb. 2020 FL #BarExam have been released by the FL Board of Bar Examiners & can be found on @flcourts website: Congrats to the Feb. 2020 Top 3: 1. @UFLaw - 83.3% 2. @fiulaw - 81.8% 3. @FSUCollegeofLaw - 70% 1/
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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The 2017 Florida #BarExam statistical breakdown of passage rates is in: 1. @MiamiLawSchool - 80.6% 2. @fiulaw - 78.9% 3. @UFLaw - 66.7%
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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In addition to a HUGE congrats to all those who passed the #BarExam , a 2ND huge congrats to our top-performing law schools on the exam. The Top 5 are: 1. @fiulaw (88.8%) 2. @MiamiLawSchool (82.5%) 3. @UFLaw (81.3%) 4. @stetsonlaw (78.8%) 5. @FSUCollegeofLaw (73.9%) Well done!
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
2 years
ICYMI: South Florida attorney Andrew J. Weinstein, a civil litigator and managing attorney of the @WeinsteinLaw Firm, has been appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as a public delegate to the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
2 years
Every. Single. Time. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤣 #FridayLegalHumor
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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Well played, Tweety Bird. Well. Played. 🤣 #TuesdayLegalHumor (H/t @flapaf , Suncoast Chapter)
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
3 years
It's only funny ... cause it's true. 😆 😎 ⚖ #FridayLegalHumor
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
4 years
Let the record show that it was on this day - Monday, November 18, 2019 - that we found one of the best legal posts of the entire year with only 43 days left on the calendar ... 👏 ❤ 👏 ❤ 👏 ❤ 👏 #JudgesAreTheCoolest
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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Good morning and BEST of luck to ALL law students out there taking the #BarExam today! Just remember, if you come to a portion of the test that gives you trouble, don't sweat it -- just take a deep breath, smile and be all like ...
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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When you're about to leave your law firm for the weekend, but you see a senior partner walking toward you in the hall ...
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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Wait ... are you saying this will be frowned upon? 🤔😆 #TuesdayLegalHumor
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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Best thing we've seen on #LawTwitter in 2021 so far. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@lawrencehurley
Lawrence Hurley
3 years
“I’m here live, I’m not a cat,” says lawyer after Zoom filter mishap “I can see that,” responds judge
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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UPDATE: The young man's name is Raymon Burns & he came into our FB thread of the same post yesterday to thank everyone for the kind words. We told him #lawtwitter had gotten wind as well & that some had asked if he had an "@." Well, Raymon replied - and now he does: @BurnsRaymon
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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"Being a law student was fun. Being a lawyer is better." -- Most lawyers, probably 😎
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
5 years
Introducing the 71st President of The Florida Bar: @THE_johnstewart of Vero Beach!
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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And now, the moment ̶y̶o̶u̶'̶v̶e̶ ̶a̶l̶l̶ some of you have been waiting for: 2018 #FloridaBarExam #LawSchool passage scores! Congrats to @fiulaw for securing No. 1 with an 85% passage rate. Also, BIG ups to @AveMariaLaw at 84.6%, and @FSUCollegeofLaw at 76.7% Full list below.
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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It's funny 'cause it's true. 😂 #FridayLegalHumor
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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This. ⬇️
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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We're honored to welcome new @FlBarPresident Bill Schifino of Tampa. We look forward to the year ahead #MyFloridaBar
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The Florida Bar
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When you're late to court and try to slip in unnoticed, but Pandora inexplicably opens itself on your phone and starts playing a song ...
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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#OTDinHistory - 274th birthday of Thomas Jefferson, 3rd U.S. President. The quote is *great* advice for lawyers who write on a daily basis.
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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It's #InternationalMemeDay , so let's drop our favorite meme for you right no-- *looks closer at today's trending hashtags* Oh, that said #InternationalMensDay ... our bad. 😎
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
5 years
If any of y'all we're thinking about sending us a #ValentinesDay present ... #this 👇👇👇👇
@OfficialJoelF
Joel Franco
5 years
ONLY IN MIAMI: Islas Canarias Restaurant is selling croquetas in a heart-shaped box for Valentine's Day
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@TheFlaBar
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We don't even want to imagine a world without paralegals. 😆 #TheRealMVPs 🌟 ⚖ #MondayLegalHumor •••••• #Reposted @AttorneyProbs
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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In the 6 years since The Florida Bar social media team was assembled, this is one of the most incredible posts we've ever seen. No other words. Just ... 👊. #ThankYouForYourServiceJudgeDugan
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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Justice Willett is so savage. 🐰😂
@JusticeWillett
Judge Don Willett
7 years
Cause of death— @JusticeWillett
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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Live look-in at The Florida Bar social media team's meeting this morning as we discussed how to cover the #ABAMidYear meeting in #Vancouver ... that we weren't invited to ...
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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We're not saying the Florida Supreme Court is the most GORGEOUS Supreme Court in America. But we're also not saying it's not ... 😎 #TFBRW2019
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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Well, friends ... The Florida Bar's HQs avoided major damage in #HurricaneMichael . We only had 1 massive tree - out of many we have on the grounds - fall. And as you can see, fell in the right direction. 👀 But for those who need help, we have resources:
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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We promised you something cool was coming today at 8 a.m. ... and here we are! Introducing ... *drum roll please 🥁🥁🥁* "The Florida Bar's 12 Days Of Wellness Card!" We know these are stressful times during the holidays, and you need to be looking out for #1 - yourself! 1/
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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"You must retweet any tweet that contains photos of lawyers' dogs, a lawyer and his/her a dog, and any dog whose owner is a lawyer -- or any combination of the above." -- Page 47, Paragraph 3, Line 12 of The Florida Bar social media policy 😎🐶
@DarcyElizabet12
Darcy Elizabeth
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On the road again. @TheFlaBar Chicago-Tampa with all the dogs.
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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Wow, congrats #GatorLaw !
@uflawtrialteam
UF Law Trial Team
6 years
UF Trial Team crushes the Florida Bar Competition in Jacksonville! First AND Second Place! @UFLaw @theflabar @FlaBarYLD #hollaback #cashmeousside #trophies 💪🏼💪🏼
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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Live look-in at #lawstudents of America the morning after finishing the #BarExam ...
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
3 years
Live look-in at The Florida Bar social media team while Facebook AND Instagram are down ... 😑😑😑
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
3 years
Show us the lie. 🧐 Don't worry, we'll wait ... 💅 😆 (H/t @Lawyerthings_ )
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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Lawyers ... they're everywhere. 🧐🧐🧐😂 #MondayLegalHumor (For more legal humor, visit our "Legal Humor" board on our Pinterest page here: )
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The Florida Bar
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Dear, fellow Bars: If you think you can top our giant 25-foot tall #Christmas 🌳 in our lobby, post a pic of yours and hashtag it #BarTrees . The #BarTree gauntlet has officially been thrown down. Yours truly, - The Florida Bar 🎅
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The Florida Bar
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When you see someone putting two spaces after a period in every sentence they write ... even on Twitter ....
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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We love our fellow state Bars, so we did "a thing" to celebrate them in light of this GREAT @ABAJournal story. "The case for bar associations: Why they matter" @AZStateBar @NYSBA @iowabar @nevadabar @StateBarMT @idahostatebar @COBarAssoc @statebaroftexas
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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What's that? Your Bar's Communications Director doesn't have a beautiful hand-crafted wooden set of the only four female Justices in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court? Can't relate ... 👩‍⚖️👩‍⚖️👩‍⚖️👩‍⚖️ #Sandra #Sonia #Ruth #Elena
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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The January FLBar Journal is now online ... And it's one EVERY lawyer in America should read. This month's edition delves into an issue that is near and dear to ours and our members' hearts: The mental health & wellness of the *entire* legal profession
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
7 years
A NY pizzeria served 3 Ruth Bader Ginsburg-themed dishes on #womensday . Us? We'll take 2 "Ruth Tater Gins-burgers," please - extra garlic.
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The Florida Bar
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Good morning, Florida law students! Look, we could give you LOTS of advice on Day 1 of the #barexam , but this is all you really need to know. 😎 Good luck, everyone.👊 #OwnTheBar
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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. @ABAJournal : "Bar exams should use multiple choice questions sparingly, if at all, replace essay questions with performance tests, and require supervised clinical work for licensure, per a study focused on minimum competency to practice law by @TheAALS ."
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The Florida Bar
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Pretty sure "Juris Dogtorate" is officially our new favorite word in the world. 😅 *leaves tweet here, watches it melt #LawTwitter and #DogTwitter all at once*
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
6 years
Which of these four photos brings back some preeeeeettttty sweet flashbacks about the #BarExam ? And just to clarify: By "sweet flashbacks" we mean "absolute nightmares." 😎
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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When you're two seconds from hitting "Send" to the e-filing portal -- and you notice a typo in your brief ...
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
5 years
Your friends: "So how was law school?" You: #AccurateOrNah ? #MondayLegalHumor 🤣 (H/T @legalcheek )
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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Make sure you show some love to an attorney you know on #LoveYourLawyerDay ... or else things might just get litigious! 😎 😆 ⚖
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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Not sure if you heard, but The Florida Bar's Twitter account was just named one of the "Top 25 Legal Twitter Accounts To Follow" in America by the ABA Journal. So ... yeah ... 😎 #Web100
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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For the rest of eternity, "I am not a cat" will never not be funny. 😆 #LawTwitter
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
7 years
It's official: Congrats and welcome to The Florida Bar's 69th President, Michael Higer of Miami!
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
7 years
WHO: Lawyers of the World. WHAT: International #LoveYourLawyerDay WHEN: TODAY! WHERE: Earth. WHY: Because #LawyersAreTheCoolest ! That's why!
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The Florida Bar
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This is fine. Everything is fine ... 🤣 #FridayLegaHumor
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The Florida Bar
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Happy to report Bar HQs in #TLH made it through #HurricaneIrma OK. We've re-opened & Bar leaders are actively working to help ppl in need.👊
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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Meet America's next BIG fitness star: Introducing ... Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg? #Yup
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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BREAKING #OSCARS NEWS!: We have JUST received word from @TheAcademy that last night's envelope should've actually read ... 😎
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
6 years
Waking up on National #LoveYourLawyerDay all like ...
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The Florida Bar
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Live look-in at #lawstudents of America waking up this morning after taking the #BarExam ...
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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Good morning to everyone except those who don't like our new @FlaBarAnimalLaw socks ... 🐕🧦
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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As this tough week for #Florida comes to a close, we just want to say something to #LawTwitter : Thank you. For everything. Truly. #Irma
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
5 years
Good morning and #HappyFriday to everyone except those who use all lowercase letters in your hashtags. #AintNobodyGotTimeForThat
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
2 years
Congrats to @fiulaw with the top passage rate of 81.2% on the July 2022 Florida Bar Exam, followed by @UFLaw in 2nd at 78.7% and @FSUCollegeofLaw in 3rd at 74.9%. @MiamiLawSchool came in 4th with a passage rate of 72% and @AveMariaLaw rounded out the Top 5 at 71.4%. Congrats!
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
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Remember the Florida law grad who passed the #BarExam and then posted a picture of herself being sworn-in IN the maternity ward of Tampa General Hospital as she awaited to give birth to twins???? Well ... we have an update for ya. And it's GREAT one.
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
5 years
Twitter: Why should we celebrate #LoveYourLawyerDay ? Lawyers:
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@TheFlaBar
The Florida Bar
6 years
When you try to sneak out for an early Friday lunch without your managing partner seeing you ...
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