Professional Responsibility in Criminal Law
Course Information
- Course Number
- L6359
- Curriculum Level
- Upperclass
- Areas of Study
- Lawyering, Legal Profession and Professional Responsibility
- Type
- Lecture
- Additional Attributes
- PR Requirement, LLM NY Bar Exam Qualifier
Section 001 Information
Instructor
Section Description
This course satisfies the J.D. Professional Responsibility requirement.
Not open to students who have taken another two- or three-credit professional responsibility course.
This course will explore the core ethical rules governing the legal profession through the lens of the criminal justice system. We will focus on professional responsibility as it relates to an attorney's duty to her clients as well as to the court, we will compare the rules governing defense attorneys with the rules that apply to prosecutors, and we will consider whether the legal ethics are, or should be, different in the context of criminal law than in other areas of practice.
Grading: Based on class participation and a final take-home exam.
This course also satisfies the LL.M. Professional Responsibility requirement for the California bar.
- School Year & Semester
- Fall 2023
- Location
- WJWH 103
- Schedule
-
Class meets on
- Tuesday
- Points
- 3
- Method of Evaluation
- Exam
- J.D Writing Credit?
- No
Learning Outcomes
- Primary
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- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in ethical and professional issues, especially as they relate to the practice of criminal law;
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in standards, rules and guidelines that govern and advise attorneys regarding professional responsibility;
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in anticipating and resolving ethical dilemmas faced by criminal defense and prosecuting attorneys;
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in values-based considerations in law-making.
Course Limitations
- Instructor Pre-requisites
- None
- Instructor Co-Requisites
- None
- Recommended Courses
- None
- Other Limitations
- Open only to Law students. Not open to students who have taken another two- or three-credit professional responsibility course.