Sir: Recently, I visited a few of my lawyers friends in the bar room. We came across many people wearing black coats/robes; they introduced themselves as advocates. My younger brother, who was with me, whilst noticing their behaviour, attitude, tone and disposition, asked me a question: “Are these people, fit and proper enough for such a noble profession? Indeed, I was unable to answer his question. Being a student of Political Science and Law, I am of the considered opinion that it is not enough to have a law degree or thorough knowledge of the law to become a lawyer. One who desires to practice law, he/she may be admitted to the legal profession only once they have proven that they are indeed ‘fit and proper’ persons for the legal profession. In order to be ‘fit and proper’ a person must show integrity, reliability and honesty, as these are the characteristics that could affect the relationship between a lawyer and a client or a lawyer and the public. However, all legal bodies, such as the Pakistan Bar Council, provincial bar councils, district bar associations, law and justice commission of Pakistan, ministry of law, justice and parliamentary affairs, provincial law departments and other relevant bodies must reflect on this crucial point and save this noble profession because lawyers play a central role in the administration of justice in the countries where their adversarial system is in vogue. Besides, more trainings and orientations in areas such as professional ethics, morality, understanding human behaviour, client dealing, art of advocacy, public speaking, Legalese (legal English), political economy, human rights, gender sensitisation etc., may be arranged at the Federal Judicial Academy in Islamabad, provincial academes and other capacity building organisations across the country. HASHIM ABRO Islamabad