Editing Professional certification (section)

=== Legal affairs ===
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An increasing number of attorneys are choosing to be recognized as having special expertise in certain fields of law. According to the [[American Bar Association]], a lawyer who is a certified specialist has been recognized by an independent professional certifying organization as having an enhanced level of skill and expertise, as well as substantial involvement in an established legal specialty. These organizations require a lawyer to demonstrate special training, experience and knowledge to ensure that the lawyer's recognition is meaningful and reliable. Lawyer conduct with regard to specialty certification is regulated by the states.

Legal administrators vary in their day-to-day responsibilities and job requirements. The Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) is the credentialing body of the Certified Legal Manager (CLM) certification program.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Purpose of Certification|url=https://www.alanet.org/education/credentialing/purpose-of-certification|access-date=2021-01-26|website=ALAnet|language=en|archive-date=24 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124025440/https://www.alanet.org/education/credentialing/purpose-of-certification|url-status=live}}</ref> CLMs are recognized as administrators who have passed a comprehensive examination and have met other eligibility requirements.:<ref>{{Cite web|title=CLM Program|url=https://www.alanet.org/education/credentialing/clm-program|access-date=2021-01-26|website=ALAnet|language=en|archive-date=27 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127011039/https://www.alanet.org/education/credentialing/clm-program|url-status=live}}</ref>