PURPOSES

In order that the public responsibilities of the legal profession may be more effectively discharged, the state bar has the following purposes: (1) to aid the courts in carrying on and improving the administration of justice; (2) to advance the quality of legal services to the public and to foster the role of the legal profession in serving the public; (3) to foster and maintain on the part of those engaged in the practice of law high ideals and integrity, learning, competence in public service, and high standards of conduct; (4) to provide proper professional services to the members of the state bar; (5) to encourage the formation of and activities of local bar associations; (6) to provide forums for the discussion of subjects pertaining to the practice of law, the science of jurisprudence and law reform, and the relationship of the state bar to the public; and (7) to publish information relating to the subjects listed in Subdivision (6).