Passing the bar exam is probably the most memorable moment that could come across a lawyer’s life. There’s no doubt that every lawyer could not forget in the agonizing anticipation for the bar exam results. The speech of the Chairman of the Committee on Bar Examinations turns the celebratory mood into a more serious note.It is a profession that has behind it, the history of nobility and greatness, responsible for providing rhyme, order and reason to this restless world.”
Surely if I would seek to validate this statement I would find a lot of sources that can prove it but then it would not be argument worth discussing. The question now is how long the lawyers can maintain this inside the ‘triumvirate of ancient professions’? Certainly the shift of the perception of the public on lawyers has alarmed the Supreme Court itself so that there is a need to raise the issue with the new lawyers. Should the situation need to improve then it will need new lawyers that have unquestionable integrity and an unbridled passion for upholding the justice system.
Definitely, conflicts are catalysts to the advance of civilization and there’s no arguing that what spawned from it are professionals that are dedicated to the resolution of conflicts but it has become arduous and painful that the parties involved, would lose so much and end up blaming the lawyers for their plight. Also, the questionable integrity of some of the lawyers has contributed to the waning trust of the public. This also gave rise to the need for Alternative Dispute Resolution. Although a few have chosen to settle their disputes outside the court from time to time, it has become a need to settle the court for a faster resolution and to reduce the workload of the judges.
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