Lawyers Training Questionnaire

Professional training of future (trainee) lawyers after graduation

 Your name:

Your title:      

Name of Bar Assocation or Law Society:

Email Address:

1.)   Is professional post-graduate training available for future lawyers within your jurisdiction?

a.) Yes 

b.) No 

 2.)  If yes, is there a uniform curriculum?

 a.) Yes, there is a uniform curriculum set for any training course

 b.) No, the training institutions set the curriculum

 3.)  If yes, is this training mandatory for everybody who wishes to enter the profession?

 a.) Yes, the training is mandatory for every future entrant to the profession

 b.) No, the training is mandatory for new graduates only but not for ones with experience

 c.) No, the training is not mandatory at all

 4.) Who organises training?

 a.) The training is organised within the bar/ law society

 b.) The training is organised by organisation separate from the bar/law society

 c.) The training is organised as a mixture of internal bar training and training by organisation separate from the bar

 d.) Other system, please describe:

 5.)  If training is organised within the bar/law society, at which level?

 a.) The local bars

 b.) The regional bars

 c.) The national bar

6.) If outside institutions, which ones

 a.) Universities

 b.) Commercial entities

 c.) Both

 c.) Other, please describe:

 7.) If outside institution, is there an accreditation system supervised by the bar/law society?

 a.) Yes

 b.) No

 8.) Is there an entry examination to the training?

 a.) Yes, please describe:

 b.) No

 9.) What is the duration of this training?

 a.) One semester

 b.) One year

 c.) Two years

 d.) More than two years. Please describe

  10.) Please indicate approximately what percentage of training consists of:

 a.) Class-room training in form of a presentation 

 b.) Interactive training with the involvement of the participants

 11.) Is there training to provide special knowledge concerning professional ethics and their practical application?

 a.) Yes, please describe:

 b.) No

 12.) What percentage of the training time deals with professional ethics and their professional application?

 a.) Less than 10%

 b.) Up to 20%

 c.) Other ? please describe:

 13.) Is there a link between academic studies and the professional training?

 a.) Yes, the training is built on the academic studies but provides practical knowledge on their application to lawyers

 b.) No, training is not linked to the academic studies and it could be repetitions

 14.) How do you assess the achievements of future lawyers?

 a.) No formal assessment

 b.) The trainees are assessed regularly during the training but there is no exam at the end of the training

 c.) The trainees are assessed regularly during the training but there is an exam at the end of the training

 d.) There is no assessment during the training but there is an exam at the end of the training

 15.) How much does it cost on average (USD)?

 16.) How is this training financed?

 a.) By the trainee himself/herself

 b.) By the lawyer/firm where the trainee works

 c.) By the bar/law society

 d.) By the bar/law society with the support of the central/national/regional budget

 e.) By the central/national/regional government budget

      The IBA thanks you for your time in completing this questionnaire