Practicing with Professionalism

Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:16 requires all persons newly licensed to practice law in Massachusetts on or after September 13, 2013 to complete a one-day Practicing with Professionalism Course.

As the only approved provider offering the course in multiple locations statewide, the Massachusetts Bar Association is committed to ensuring that newly-licensed attorneys enter the profession in good standing by offering an affordable and convenient means of satisfying this rule's requirement.

Specific topics covered:

• Your reputation is everything, how lawyers should act
• Ethics for the practicing lawyer
• Ethical pitfalls in internet advertising, firm websites and social media
• Introduction to law office management
• Professionalism in the Massachusetts Courts

Course Registration is $50 and includes the following:

• All Meals. Breakfast and Lunch.
• Stress Free. All necessary record keeping and attendance reports to the Board of Bar Overseers will be handled by the Massachusetts Bar Association.

Additional faculty to be announced.