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'Good Advocacy'

The reason for this rule, he explained, was
that a lawyer not familiar with the Honor
System and its spirit might not be able to
"provide good oral advocacy" before the honor
committee.

Before last spring, students could only have
other students, whether they were members of
the bar or not, represent and advise them
during a trial.

The rationale for this limitation was both
that outside lawyers were not familiar with the
system and that it might create an imbalance in
the procedure if one student could afford
professional advice and another could not.