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| Title: Roundtable on Legal Training and Practice in Mexico/Profesionalismo en la Enseñanza y Ejercicio del Derecho en México |
| Date: Friday, July 28, 2006 |
| Sponsored by: Trans-Border Institute (University of San Diego) and Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies (University of California, San Diego) |
 Event Report |
| Description:The roundtable provided an opportunity for a select group of Mexican academics and legal professionals to discuss the merits of obligatory bar membership for Mexican attorneys. The roundtable was conducted at the Casa de California, the representative office of the University of California, San Diego, in Mexico City. The conference began with brief introductory remarks by Dr. David A. Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute (TBI), followed by a keynote talk by Mr. Cuauhtémoc A. Resendíz, a Mexico City lawyer and member of the major Mexican bar association, La Barra Mexicana de Abogados. Mr.Resendíz argued compellingly that lawyers wishing to practice law in Mexico should be required to possess mandatory bar membership and pass an obligatory bar exam. Currently no such limitations exist on lawyers, and this has created a glut of under-qualified attorneys, Mr.Resendíz pointed out. The current lack of licensing and regulatory oversight has hurt the profession, he said. The keynote talk was followed by an engaging question-and-answer session that focused on innovations to the Mexican legal education framework. In this discussion, participants also discussed the virtues of mandatory bar membership, professionalism among lawyers and judges in Mexico, and the introduction of oral argument in Mexican court proceedings. The roundtable was capped by Dr. Shirk's promotion of an upcoming legal ethics seminar series at the University of San Diego to begin toward the end of 2006. |
| Audio Files |
| File 1: Introduction by Dr. David A. Shirk, director Trans-Border Institute; Presentation on La Colegiacin Obligatoria/Obligatory Bar Membership by Cuauhtmoc Resendz, Mexico City attorney and member of La Barra Mexicana de Abogados/Mexican Bar Association; Question-and-Answer Session involving Lic. Resendíz and roundtable participants (This file is 1:53:41. 26.5M) |
| File 2: Roundtable discussion focusing on innovations in legal education, mandatory bar membership, professionalism among lawyers and judges in Mexico, and the introduction of oral argument in Mexican court proceedings (File: 38:49. 9.06M) |
| File 3: Continuation of roundtable discussion on innovations in legal education; Promotion by Dr. David Shirk of Justice in Mexico Project's upcoming Legal Ethics Seminar Series at the University of San Diego in 2007, sponsored by the Tinker Foundation (Length: ~52 minutes 12.1M) |
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