How to fill in the questionnaire
Section 2 covers the induction period*3. During this stage, if it exists, lawyers may be regarded as trainee lawyers and will not have been registered on the main list of qualified practitioners. The induction period* covers:
- Any post-university professional training necessary before being allowed to pursue a career as a lawyer or
- Professional training taking place before registration/ appointment as fully qualified lawyer and/or just after.
Section 2 only needs to be completed by training providers who offer training to lawyers prior to admission.
Section 3 covers post-admission or continuous professional development training and we are interested in obtaining a general picture of what is available to lawyers.
Section 3 only needs to be completed by training providers who offer training to lawyers at this stage of their careers.
When answering a question regarding numbers, please differentiate between “0” and “N/A” (not applicable)
"0" indicates that no person has received the training in question/ no training in question has taken place. Please, insert not "0", but "N/A", if a question is not applicable to your legal profession or you do not have any data available.
To answer questions about length of training activities, a common understanding of what is a “training day” is necessary:
A training day includes at least six hours of training (a training activity with less than 6 hours of training or only measured in hours should be considered as one day for each six hours).
Nota Bene
It may be that courses are sometimes attended by mixed audiences, for instance trainee lawyers and lawyers or lawyers and other legal practitioners.
If you are unable to verify that every attendee was a trainee lawyer or a lawyer, provided that the vast majority of attendees were lawyers or trainee lawyers, the total number participating in the course will be an acceptable proxy.
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The interactive magazine is online!
Check the 2013-2014 survey on Training Lawyers in EU Law from the document section.A study on the lawyers’ training in EU Law – involving Bars and Law Societies
From February 2013, the CCBE (Councils of Bars and Law Societies of Europe) and EIPA Luxembourg (European Centre for Judges and Lawyers) are implementing a European Union...
Documents
Interactive magazine: Training Lawyers in EU Law 2013-14
This survey provides the basis for the first Europe-wide state of play on trainingof lawyers, more specifically regarding EU law.1- Defining good practices
“Good practices” is a very generic concept which can pertain to different aspects and stages of the preparation, organisation and implementation of professional training of lawyers.
This document proposes to evaluate which good practices can apply to different aspects of organisation, delivery and assessment of training activities
Using criteria to define good practices
Different criteria should be used to determine whether a specific aspect of the organisation and implementation of an activity related to professional training of lawyers is a good practice.LOT 2- Study on the state of play of Lawyers Training in EU Law - QUESTIONNAIRE ONE
National training systems for lawyers
Building trust in EU-wide justice: A new dimension to European Judicial Training - COM(2011) 551 final
2011 Communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Euroepan Economic and Social Committee and the Commitee of the Regions about European Judicial Training
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