[20190325]LSB10278_继续法律教育：成员和员工满足这些要求的要求和机会.pdf

CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i Continuing Legal Education: Whats Required and Opportunities for Members and Staff to Satisfy Those Requirements March 25, 2019 As members of the self-regulated legal profession, attorneys are required, under the rules of their state bars, to maintain competence in their legal knowledge and skill. These rules apply to preserve the integrity of the profession and ensure that attorneyswho represent clients as officers of the legal systemuphold their “special responsibility for the quality of justice” under that system. To fulfill the duty of competence, most jurisdictions, though not all, have adopted mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) requirements. This Sidebar provides an overview of the states various MCLE requirements, discussing how each state varies in their approach to ensuring that attorneys maintain the requisite knowledge and skill to maintain professional competence. The Sidebar concludes by providing details on the Federal Law Update (FLU), a series of CRS legal seminars that will be held the first two weeks of April 2019 and may be eligible for Continuing Legal Educat