Who is a True Legal Professional? Reflections from a Tomorrow’s Lawyer
“…Upon completion of the module, I felt like a skin-changing creature. It was the beginning of a multifaceted personal evolution.” – Lyudmyla Grytsenko, a graduate of Season I
Participation in the Lawyer of the Future program becomes a turning point for many lawyers. Participants rethink traditional views, gain new knowledge and skills that shape values and approaches in professional activities.
Lyudmyla Grytsenko, a graduate of the first hundred of the Program, completed a training for trainers (ToT), organized by the “Quality and Accessible Legal Aid in Ukraine” Project together with the Coordination Center for Legal Aid Providing. In the past year alone, Lyudmyla has conducted more than ten soft skills trainings and authored a number of publications, including on countering domestic violence. This year, she became an assistant to trainer Svitlana Savchuk.
Now Lyudmyla Grytsenko shares her reflections on the professionalism and values in the legal profession, inspired by the participation in the “Tomorrow’s Lawyer” Program.
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The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not reflect the view of the “Tomorrow’s Lawyer” Program, the Ukrainian Bar Association, the Bar Association of Legal Aid Providers, the Quality and Accessible Legal Aid in Ukraine Project, the Canadian Bureau for International Education, or the Government of Canada and the Law Enforcement Section of the United States Embassy in Ukraine.
“Tomorrow’s Lawyer” is a powerful network of lawyers uniting opinion leaders in the legal profession, who provide legal assistance in accordance with the highest ethical standards, act as agents of change in society and leaders in the professional community.
The “Tomorrow’s Lawyer” Program was launched in 2016 and first implemented within the “Quality and Accessible Legal Aid” Project, carried out by the Canadian Bureau for International Education with the support of the Government of Canada in cooperation with the Legal Aid Coordination Centre. It is currently being implemented and developed with the support of the US Embassy’s Law Enforcement Section in Ukraine, the “Tomorrow’s Lawyer” NGO, in partnership with the Ukrainian Bar Association and the Bar Association of Legal Aid Providers.
