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The case, par excellence of the box-ticking | The case, ''par excellence'' of the box-ticking culture than modern risk management has become. | ||
Once upon a time, somewhere, someone in a self-regulating professional trade body conceived the worry that by the daily practice of one’s professional calling in a live environment, an [[Mediocre lawyer|attorney]] might grow stale, out of touch and dangerously unlearned in the ways of | Once upon a time, somewhere, someone in a self-regulating professional trade body conceived the worry that by the daily practice of one’s professional calling in a live environment, an [[Mediocre lawyer|attorney]] might grow stale, out of touch and dangerously unlearned in the ways of {{sex|her}} calling. A counter-intuitive idea, but there you have it: it is a good thing for people to challenge orthodoxy. | ||
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 requirement: a few hours, spread over a year, is all you need. Law firms of any size organise breakfast seminars, brown-bag lunches and evening events, followed by [[networking]], inviting their own staff and their in-house clients: a great marketing opportunity, and a chance to renew acquaintances over a salmon bagel. | |||
The bacon sandwiches are great. If the room is suitably large and dark ([[Freshfields]] London has an excellently stuffy auditorium, by the way) there is scope for a few winks. It is a chance to catch up on Twitter, [[LinkedIn]] or to follow the [[cricket]]. In all other ways it is a total waste of time. | |||
Of course, there is no practical means of ensuring that the ten hours an attorney spends “freshening up” is remotely vocational, useful, or even relevant to her practice area, much less such a seminar attendee has spent any part of the hour actually paying attention. | |||
Anyone who claims to enjoy hearing an aged solicitor mumble into his beard for an hour about [[MiFID 2]] in front of a text-heavy [[PowerPoint]] presentation is such a liar as to call into question her fitness and properness to be a solicitor of the supreme court of England and Wales. Heaven forbid you should take anything on board. | Anyone who claims to enjoy hearing an aged solicitor mumble into {{sex|his}} beard for an hour about the transaction reporting regime under [[MiFID 2]] in front of a text-heavy [[PowerPoint]] presentation is such a liar as to call into question her fitness and properness to be a solicitor of the supreme court of England and Wales. Heaven forbid you should take anything on board. | ||
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