Questionnaire for “recent calls” in responding to the LSUC Licensing and Accreditation Task Force Consultation Report

ONTARIO BAR ASSOCIATION
Questionnaire for "lawyers called post-1997"
in responding to the
LSUC Licensing and Accreditation Task Force Consultation Report

	1. Would you characterize the skills and professional responsibility program portion of the licensing process (Call to the Bar) in Ontario as essential to your training for the practice of law?
	1 Agree
	2
	3
	4
	5 Disagree

	2. Would you agree that the skills and professional responsibility program content is already satisfactorily covered in law school or other portions of the licensing process?
	Yes
	No

	3. Would you agree that the skills and professional responsibility program content is not covered in sufficient depth during the course of the program for it to be of any value?
	Yes
	No

	4. Would you characterize the articling program portion of the licensing process (Call to the Bar) in Ontario as essential to your training for the practice of law?
	1 Agree
	2
	3
	4
	5 Disagree
	Comments

	6. Would you be in favour of the articling program being abolished?
	Yes
	No

	7. Do you think that some part of the current articling program should be improved?
	Yes
	No
	How?

	8. Would you be in favour of an alternative to the traditional articling program?
	Yes
	No

	If so, which of the following alternatives would you prefer? Please circle one.
	a. An alternative classroom-type program for those students unable to find articling jobs.
	b. Co-operative law school learning, with periods of real practice interspersed with periods of class learning.
	c. A period of clinic experience within the law school curriculum.
	d. Mandatory post-call continuing legal education courses for all new calls.
	e. A graduated licensing system for new calls based upon a combination of experience and continuing legal education course completion.
	f. Other - please provide your ideas:

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