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2022 Florida Statutes
Title VI - Civil Practice and Procedure
Chapter 57 - Court Costs
57.104 - Computation of Attorneys’ Fees.
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FL Stat § 57.104 (2022)
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57.104 Computation of attorneys’ fees.—In any action in which attorneys’ fees are to be determined or awarded by the court, the court shall consider, among other things, time and labor of any legal assistants who contributed nonclerical, meaningful legal support to the matter involved and who are working under the supervision of an attorney. For purposes of this section “legal assistant” means a person, who under the supervision and direction of a licensed attorney engages in legal research, and case development or planning in relation to modifications or initial proceedings, services, processes, or applications; or who prepares or interprets legal documents or selects, compiles, and uses technical information from references such as digests, encyclopedias, or practice manuals and analyzes and follows procedural problems that involve independent decisions.
History.—s. 1, ch. 87-260.