Society expects more of the legal profession, say observers, in the light of trainee lawyers cheating

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As officers of the court, lawyers are held to a high standard in their professional and personal conduct. Good character and integrity are fundamental traits that every lawyer must have

You should be able to trust your lawyers. Ethics and professionalism are the backbone of our profession. "If we don't have that, how can we expect clients to trust us with their problems, their assets, their confidential information? Cheating goes to the very heart of what we do - without integrity, our profession is lost.

The training of lawyers must focus not just on their intellect but also their character,

the question now is to strike a balance between taking the culprits to task and not ending their legal careers before they have even begun.

Providing second chances is an important pillar of the judicial process