This gives me a little chuckle as I have often heard him comment, in the context of dealing with issues of competence of members, that any lawyer with a practicing certificate is entitled to hang up their shingle and represent clients regardless how long they've been away from day to day legal practice. (slaw.ca)
Different ethical matters take center stage at different times in this cycle, and this presentation will examine a few of those issues, starting with issues of competence and zealous representation as a young lawyer, through the concerns with marketing and advertising as one's practice develops, and ending with some of the common issues relating to closing down a practice. (nsba.org)
«Education is different because you're dealing with students and a squishy issue of competence that is not readily identifiable by a test or a graph or a number.» (huffingtonpost.com)