The American Bar Association passed the following resolution at its annual meeting in Toronto on August 9, 2011.  It was proposed by the New York State Bar Association.

Resolution

Resolved,  that the American Bar Association take steps to assure that law schools, law firms, CLE providers, and others concerned with professional development provide the knowledge, skills, and values that are required of the successful modern lawyer.

Further resolved, that the legal education providers focus on making future lawyers practice ready by enhancing clinical work and supervised activities such as meeting with clients inside and outside the clinical setting and in court, and developing further capstone courses.