The Florida Bar is the integrated bar for the state of Florida. It is the third largest such bar association in the United States. Its duties include the regulation and discipline of attorneys.

Persons seeking admission to The Florida Bar must pass a character and fitness screening administered by the Florida Board of Bar Examiners. Admission to the bar includes passing a background investigation, the MPRE, and the bar exam, which tests both the common law through the Multistate Bar Exam and Florida law through written essays and multiple-choice questions.

The Florida Board of Bar examiners is notorious for having the most stringent character and fitness examination in the United States. Applicants who have checkered pasts, or outstanding debts, are strongly advised to clear up any issues prior to applying for admission to the Florida Bar. If there is any discrepancy found in an applicant's admission packet, the Florida Board of Bar Examiners will stop at no lengths to find reason to deny applicant admission to the Florida Bar. Tactics deployed by the Florida Bar to deny applicants begin with what is termed as an "informal hearing". The informal hearing is essentially a myopic "grill session", in which three members of the Florida Bar persistently question the Applicant about minuscule infractions, in an attempt to get the Applicant reveal all pertinent facts about the incident, and to get the Applicant to divulge information not subject to the inquiry.