Building Integrity in Law Students Before They Become Lawyers in Indonesia
| Published date | 01 July 2023 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/23220058231181166 |
| Author | Handa S. Abidin,Arya F. Sultansyah |
| Date | 01 July 2023 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
Building Integrity in Law Students
Before They Become Lawyers in
Indonesia
Handa S. Abidin1 and Arya F. Sultansyah1
Abstract
The integrity of Indonesian advocates is regulated by the Law 18/2003 concerning Advocates and the
2002 Code of Ethics for Indonesian Advocates. However, in a discussion of integrity, it is not sufficient
to limit the scope to advocates since the definition of an advocate in the Law 18/2003 is narrower
than the definition of a lawyer. As a result, the discussion has to go beyond the Law 18/2003 concern-
ing Advocates and the 2002 Code of Ethics for Indonesian Advocates to have a wider reach. Integrity
must be in Indonesia’s law schools in a more comprehensive manner. Other factors that promote the
development of integrity and increase the competitiveness of lawyers must also be covered in Indo-
nesian law schools. Finally, there is a need for an ecosystem that promotes the integrity of lawyers,
involving law schools, law enforcements, clients and other related parties.
Introduction
Hukumonline, a leading legal media outlet in Indonesia, conducted interviews with a number of senior
lawyers from prominent Indonesian law rms with the theme the ‘Road to [the] Top 100 Law Firms
2022’.2 In these interviews, four senior lawyers from different major law rms in Indonesia concurred
that integrity is essential for a lawyer.3 Some basic denitions of integrity are ‘rm adherence to a code
1 President University, Bekasi Regency, West Java, Indonesia.
2 See: Hukumonline.com, https://www.youtube.com/c/hukumonlinevideo/videos (last visited Nov. 23, 2022).
3 (1) Hukumonline.com, Road to Top 100 Law Firms 2022—Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo (Minutes: 19:34–20:23) (Apr. 29, 2022),
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI2HofaBN_k (last visited Aug. 29, 2022); (2) Hukumonline.com, Road to Top 100 Law
Firms 2022—Assegaf Hamzah & Partners (Minutes: 01:47–02:08, 09:36–15:20, 19:06–20:59, and 22:06–23:12) (Apr. 29, 2022), https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE_n51faAtQ (last visited Nov. 11, 2022); (3) Hukumonline.com, Road to Top 100 Law Firms
2022—SSEK Legal Consultants (Minutes: 04:16–06:18) (Apr. 29, 2022), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=265YxRon2Ns
(last visited July 14, 2022; and (4) Hukumonline.com, Road to Top 100 Law Firms 2022—Makarim & Taira (Minutes: 00:
50–01:24) (Apr. 29, 2022), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDNp2e-gmNE (last visited July 15, 2022).
Article
Asian Journal of Legal Education
10(2) 140–151, 2023
© 2023 The West Bengal National
University of Juridical Sciences
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Corresponding author:
Handa S. Abidin, President University, Jababeka Education Park, Jl. Ki Hajar Dewantara, Bekasi Regency,
West Java 17550, Indonesia.
E-mail: handa.abidin@president.ac.id
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