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The article is dedicated to the study of contentious issues in the legal regulation of continuing education for lawyers in Ukraine.It concludes that one of the key duties of a lawyer is to improve their professional level, which is primarily aimed at ensuring the realization of an individual's constitutional right to receive professional legal assistance.This duty is intended to guarantee the high quality of legal assistance provided by a lawyer, thereby enhancing the protection of their clients' rights and freedoms.Therefore, by its legal nature, the improvement of a lawyer's professional level is one of the mandatory standards of the legal profession.A systematic and consistent analysis of the provisions of the Procedure for Continuing Education of Lawyers of Ukraine, approved by the decision of the Bar Council of Ukraine on July 3, 2021, No. 63, has been carried out.It has been noted that despite the modernization and digitalization of the procedure for improving a lawyer's professional level, many contentious issues remain.The list of continuing education measures for lawyers provided for in paragraph 14 of the Procedure for Continuing Education of Lawyers of Ukraine has been studied and its indicative and non-exhaustive nature established.The assertion has been substantiated that the provisions of paragraph 22 of the Procedure for Continuing Education of Lawyers of Ukraine, according to which at least 50% of continuing education credits must be obtained by lawyers during events organized by continuing education operators in Ukraine, are aimed at monopolizing the position of these operators and discriminating against the interests and needs of the lawyers themselves.Therefore, it is proposed to revoke this provision.It is suggested to allow lawyers to influence the list of topics and events proposed by their bar councils during the reporting period.
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