Inns of Court, where they exist, regulate admission to the profession.

It withheld from the College the powers to confer degrees and to hold the examinations required for admission to the professions.

The board's Diploma is the equivalent of an accredited law degree and satisfies the academic requirements for admission to the profession.

Consequently, the Law College was established to administer a formal course of study in preparation of persons for admission to the profession.

The conditions for admission to the profession of lawyer are not identical; those for practising the profession of lawyer are even less so.

The CCAC manages the development of national policies and standards for the admission to the profession of architecture in Canada.

The Law College is the only Institution which offers a complete course of study leading to examinations for those desiring to qualify for admission to the profession.

D. is one of the requirements for admission to the profession of advocate in Malta (an advocate, as opposed to a legal procurator, has rights of representation in superior courts).

The course of study for law students at Sri Lanka Law College does not grant any degree or certification but at completion of studies, examination and a period of apprenticeship qualify for admission to the profession.

B. for admission to the profession of notary public, while a taught post-graduate diploma of Legal Procurator (L.P.) is required for admission to the profession of legal procurator.

The above definitions were echoed by economist and sociologist Max Weber, who noted that professions are defined by the power to exclude and control admission to the profession, as well as by the development of a particular vocabulary specific to the occupation, and at least somewhat incomprehensible to outsiders.