About Us
The Judicial Institute on Professionalism in the Law (JIPL) was created by an Administrative Order of the Chief Judge dated March 3, 1999, following the issuance of the 1995 Report of the Committee on the Profession and the Courts, to “promote awareness and adherence to professional values and ethical behavior by lawyers in New York State.”
As members of the bar, lawyers must remain true to the enduring values that have made the legal profession a positive force for public good throughout our nation’s history. The broad mandate of the Institute requires examination and studied consideration of the challenges to lawyer independence and professionalism, both in practice and in legal education.
The Institute has pursued its mandate by studying the influences, pressures and challenges to professionalism in different practice contexts and in legal education.
The proceedings from all of the Institute’s Convocations are contained in journals in the Institute’s Library.
What's New
- Administrative Board orders distribution of JIPL Handbook to new attorneys upon admission.
- Legal Skills & Professional Values, A Handbook.
- Convocation, From Law School to Practice: Instilling Skills, Competencies and Professional Values, A Dialogue with the Academy, Bench and Bar.
- Judicial Institute Member G. Robert Witmer (1937 – 2019).