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Incremental Bar Admission: Lessons From The Medical Profession, Jayne W. Barnard, Mark Greenspan
Incremental Bar Admission: Lessons From The Medical Profession, Jayne W. Barnard, Mark Greenspan
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Renewable Bar Admission: A Template For Making "Professionalism" Real, Jayne W. Barnard
Renewable Bar Admission: A Template For Making "Professionalism" Real, Jayne W. Barnard
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The citizens of this country should expect no less than the highest degree of professionalism when they have entrusted administration of the rule of law-one of the fundamental tenets upon which our society is based-to the legal profession. Re-examination was not originally required of medical specialists, but [the American Board of Medical Specialties] quickly recognized that a lifetime certification, even with required continuing education provided little incentive for doctors to keep up with new medical knowledge and techniques. Similarly, continuing [legal] education requirements alone are not sufficient to assure the integration of new law and procedure into a lawyer's practice. …