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<b>Professional Development University: </b>Invest in Your Future: You Are Worth It

If professional development has not found its way into a lawyer's practice and values, compliance with state CLE requirements is forcing a change. A growing number of states call upon lawyers to report their professional development activities and some states require stress management, substance abuse, or ethics education, as well as learning in a substantive area of law. There are also lessons from the larger firms: professional development is good for business and commonly used to market the firm's expertise.

7 minute read April 28, 2006 at 11:13 AM
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Robert Clayman
<b>Professional Development University: </b>Invest in Your Future: You Are Worth It

The vast majority of lawyers in the United States do not work in large law firms that provide a broad array of business support services including organized professional development. They are in either solo practice, share space with other lawyers, or work in a firm with less than 50 lawyers.

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