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. Below view the 2018 and 2019 Professionalism Course Calendars for course offerings and the list of providers with links to their professionalism course web pages.
Approved Providers
Follow links below for specific course and registration information:
Boston Bar Association (BBA)
Greater Lynn Bar Association (GLBA)
2019 Professionalism Course Calendar
Please see the providers' websites for details of time and place
January 10, MBA (Boston)
February 7, MBA (Worcester)
February 15, BBA (Boston)
March 3, MBA (Taunton)
March 11, MCLE (Boston)
April 5, BBA (Boston)
April 26, BBA (Springfield)
May 13, MCLE (Boston)
May 30, MBA (Worcester)
June 21, BBA (Boston)
July 18, MBA (Boston)
August 15, BBA (Boston)
September 5, GLBA (Lynn)
September 9, MCLE (Boston)
September 19, MBA (Lowell)
October 11, BBA (Boston)
October 17, MBA (Springfield)
November 4, MCLE (Boston)
December 5, GLBA (Lynn)
December 6, BBA (Boston)
Additional Resources
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
Hon. Margot Botsford, Chair, SJC (ret.)
Heidi Alexander, Deputy Director, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers
Linda G. Bauer, Assistant Bar Counsel, Office of Bar Counsel
Kendra Berardi, Robinson & Cole
Joseph Berman, General Counsel, Board of Bar Overseers
Beth D. Cohen, Associate Dean, Western New England School of Law
Maura S. Doyle, Clerk of the SJC for The County of Suffolk
Hon. Kevin Maltby, District Court
Ingrid C. Schroffner, Assistant General Counsel, Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Kathleen Elliot Vinson, Director of Legal Writing, Suffolk University Law School
Marilyn J. Wellington, Executive Director, Board of Bar Examiners