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Who Should Be Our Moral Compass Now?, Rachel A. Van Cleave
Who Should Be Our Moral Compass Now?, Rachel A. Van Cleave
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Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers conducted a survey of over 27,000 lawyers across the country about the qualities, skills and competencies necessary for new lawyers. Almost 73 percent said having a "strong moral compass" is necessary for a lawyer to be successful in the short term. Only 17 (out of 147) other skills, competencies and characteristics, received a higher percentage of votes. Included among these were "treat others with courtesy and respect" (91.9 percent), act with "integrity and trustworthiness" (92.3 percent), and "honor commitments" (93.9 percent).
The full results of the survey have not been published, but were presented to a small …