Board member Raúl Ochoa analyzes the situation of legal education in Europe at the Intermediary Congress of the FBE
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The Board member responsible for Legal Education at the Madrid Bar, Raúl Ochoa Marco,
has been leading the Legal Education Commission of the European Bars Federation (FBE),
on the occasion of its 52nd Congress which took place in Warsaw on
20-22 September 2018.
The FBE has 250 Bar members, representing approximately 800.000 lawyers, and holds a
Congress twice a year in a European city. The Federation is organized in various work
commissions, the Madrid Bar holding the presidency of the legal education commission
for this year 2018.
During the meeting of the Legal Education Commission, Raúl Ochoa reflected with the
other members of the commission, representatives of various European Bars, on topics
that are particularly relevant for the profession of lawyer, such as the legal
education provided by law firms; the various models of access to the profession
of lawyer in Europe and the non-existent but necessary harmonization of the criteria;
continuous legal education, in particular for Legal aid lawyers; or legal education
for self-employment.
The objective of this exchange of ideas and experiences is to have a more global
approach on legal education in Europe, to highlight the most efficient practices
and to design future projects, in order to facilitate the practise of Law by legal
professionals and to offer the best service to the citizen.
Therefore, it was decided to proceed to the study of the principal legal issues
that each Bar Association is facing in their own country in order to find
solutions together, to organize a third edition of the International Contract
Competition for young lawyers, as well as to contemplate the possibility of
organizing a competition to strengthen lawyers' Court skills and being able
to offer internships in law firms abroad with the help of the Commission.
These conclusions were presented by Raúl Ochoa to all the members of the
Federation during its General Assembly, which took place last Saturday,
the 22nd.
In addition, the Congress was also the occasion to sign a cooperation
agreement with the District Chamber of Legal Adviser in Poznan (Poland),
represented by its Board Member Sergiusz Foltynowicz, for the purpose of
strengthening the relationships between the two institutions and their
members.
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