The Supreme Court of Florida may authorize attorneys licensed to practice in jurisdictions other than Florida to be permitted to perform limited legal services while exclusively employed by a business organization as an Authorized In-House Counsel without the requirement of taking the bar examination. See the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, Chapter 17, Authorized House Counsel Rule. The Supreme Court of Florida also has authorized a person who is admitted to practice law in a foreign country as an attorney, counselor at law, or the equivalent to act as a foreign legal consultant in the state of Florida. An emeritus attorney is any person retired from active practice of law, who is or was admitted to practice law before the highest court of Florida, or any other state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia. In determining whether the giving advice and counsel and the performance of services in legal matters constitute the practice of law, it is safe to follow the rule that if giving such advice and performance of services affect important rights of a person under the law, and if the reasonable protection of the rights and property of those advised and served requires that the persons giving such advice possess legal skill and knowledge of the law greater than that possessed by the average citizen, then the giving of such advice and performance of services by one for another constitutes the practice of law.
Legal assistants work under the supervision of an attorney who is responsible for their work.
Legal technicians are not regulated and do not work under supervision of an attorney. There are no laws regulating paralegals in Florida. The Florida Bar offers several services to help people find an attorney for access to the justice system. The pamphlet How to find a lawyer in Florida provides an overview of what to consider when selecting an attorney. The pamphlets on the Lawyer Referral Service , and the Legal Aid in Florida detail the cost and services of these options for finding an attorney.