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Professionalism Course for New Lawyers

SJC Rule 3:16 requires that lawyers newly admitted to the Massachusetts bar enroll in a professionalism course.

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Professionalism Course Information

SJC Rule 3:16 on Practicing with Professionalism requires a mandatory course on professionalism for new lawyers admitted to the Massachusetts bar, effective September 1, 2013. 

Approved Providers

2024 Professionalism Course Calendar

Date Provider Time
January 19, 2024 MBA 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
January 26, 2024 BBA 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
February 12, 2024 MCLE 9:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
March 7, 2024 BBA 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
March 15, 2024 MBA 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
April 11, 2024 BBA 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
May 6, 2024 MCLE 9:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
May 17, 2024 MBA 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
June 7, 2024 BBA 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
July 12, 2024 MBA 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
September 23, 2024 MCLE 9:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
October 18, 2024 MBA 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
November 4, 2024 MCLE 9:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

SJC Standing Advisory Committee on Professionalism

The SJC Standing Advisory Committee on Professionalism is charged with overseeing the implementation of SJC Rule 3:16 on Practicing with Professionalism, which requires a mandatory course on professionalism for new lawyers admitted to the Massachusetts bar. The rule was effective on September 1, 2013.  

The Committee's duties and responsibilities include: designating approved course providers; making recommendations to the Court regarding the fees to be charged for the course and any circumstances under which the fees may be waived; evaluating the course providers; reporting to the Court on at least an annual basis on the implementation of the course and an assessment of whether the program is accomplishing its intended goals and outcomes; and overseeing the administration of all aspects of SJC Rule 3:16. 


Committee Members

Ingrid C. Schroffner, Senior Associate Attorney in the Office of Management at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Co-Chair

Aditya Perakath, Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP, Co-Chair

Heidi Alexander, Director of the SJC Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being

Justin Banks, Kajko, Weisman, & Colasanti, LLP

Joseph Berman, General Counsel, Board of Bar Overseers

Beth D. Cohen, Interim Dean, Western New England School of Law

Maura S. Doyle, Clerk of the SJC for The County of Suffolk

Dr. Shawn Healy, Staff Clinician, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers

Travis H. Lynch, Assistant District Attorney, Hampden County District Attorney

F. Elizabeth Valentin, Health Law Clinical Fellow, Suffolk University Law School

Kathleen Elliot Vinson, Director of Legal Writing, Suffolk University Law School

Joseph P. Mingolla, Esq., Cummings Properties, LLC

Martin R. Rosenthal, Esq., Law Office of Martin R. Rosenthal

Anna Rachel Dray-Siegel, Esq., Supreme Judicial Court Liaison
 

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