In Panama there are 21 thousand 831 lawyers certified to the Supreme Court, this means that there is one for every 183 Panamanians «the highest in the world average,» according to the president of the ANC.
Official reports show that on average last year in Panama lawyer graduated eight horas.Cifras released by the National Bar Association (CNA) show that last year 104 thousand legal professionals from public and private universities graduated.
In all, 18 schools offer this race.
In Panama there are 21 thousand 831 lawyers certified to the Supreme Court, this means that there is one for every 183 Panamanians «the highest in the world average,» according to the president of the ANC, José Alberto Alvarez.
For this reason, the unionist requested in a formal letter to the president of the National Assembly Ruben de Leon, return the bill would force lawyers to take a proficiency test before obtaining suitability.
This is the Bill No. 249, which would require graduates to undergo a professional examination to practice law and late last year, Leon said that would not be discussed in the current legislative period lawyers.
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