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 So was born “[[continuing professional development]]”, a stipulation whereby [[Mediocre lawyer|solicitors]] must periodically re-educate themselves on germane issues. It is not greatly onerous — a few hours, spread over a year, is all you need — though across an entire profession that is no small demand on total capability. Law firms beheld a great marketing opportunity: a jaunty breakfast seminar for their in-house clients, followed by [[networking]]: a chance to renew acquaintances over a salmon bagel.
-Make no mistake: free bacon sandwiches are great. Most jobbing solicitors need no more incentive than that. If the room is suitably large and dark there is scope for a few winks. ([[Freshfields]] London has an excellently dingy auditorium, by the way, in which one can snooze unobserved in the back four rows). In brighter forums it is a chance to catch up on Twitter, [[LinkedIn]] or follow the [[cricket]]. In all other ways it is a total waste of time.
+Make no mistake: free bacon sandwiches are great. Most jobbing solicitors need no more incentive than that. If the room is suitably large and dark there is scope for a few winks. ([[Freshfields]] London has an excellently dingy auditorium, by the way, at the back of which one can snooze quite unobserved). In brighter forums, it is a chance to catch up on Twitter, [[LinkedIn]] or follow the [[cricket]]. In all other ways it is a total waste of time.
 Of course, there is no practical means of ensuring a [[CPD]] hour is remotely vocational, useful, or relevant, much less that one has spent any part of the hour actually paying attention to it.