This course explores the roles, rules and responsibilities associated with the practice of law. Topics include professional discipline; the protection of client confidences; the limits of partisanship in litigation; conflicts of interest; access to legal services; and the tension between personal identity and the professional role.
This course fulfills the Professional Responsibility requirement for graduation.
Textbooks ( * denotes required )
Ethical Lawyering
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Hayden
West (Thomson Reuters)
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edition: 3rd Edition (2012)
ISBN: 978-0-314-91154-4
Model Rules of Professional Conduct
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ABA Center for Professional Responsibility
American Bar Association
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edition: 2015 Edition
ISBN: 978-1-63425-093-1
Strong, Graham B. 