Results of YLS Survey on Specialization/Relicensing,
Abstract
A survey of readers of Barrister Magazine shows substantial support among those young lawyers for programs to recognize legal specialities and programs for relicensing lawyers. Lawyers responding to the survey valued specialization both as a means for providing better legal services and as an attractive feature for lawyers. With regard to the structure of specialization programs, responding lawyers showed a strong preference for programs of certification rather than self-designation. Most responding lawyers would require attendance at continuing legal education courses and some form of screening process to determine which lawyers should be recognized as specialists. MOst responding lawyers were willing to grant recognized specialists special opportunities to inform the public of their specialty status. Despite this general support for specialization programs, nonspecialists, new lawyers and lawyers practicing in small offices indicated concerns that specialization programs would adversely affect their own practice. The questionnaire responses also showed strong support for relicensing programs. Most young lawyers responding to the survey felt that lawyers need to improve or refresh their substantive knowledge of the law and the professional skills used in legal practice.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA040892
Entities
People
- Mark A. Peterson
Organizations
- RAND Corporation