The New Zealand Herald today reports that the ‘compulsory professional development’ will come into force next year.
Law Society President Chris Moore added that the proposals would first need to be signed-off by Justice Minister Judith Collins.
Mr Moore said: ‘The Law Society is introducing a modern and innovative scheme which is driven by current educational thinking. It is a big step forward from the more traditional approach to continuing professional development.’
In the scheme, lawyers would take responsibility for identifying and adapting their own learning requirements to ‘maintain and develop a high standard of legal services for the benefit of all New Zealanders’, Mr Moore stated.