Professional Responsibility
Course Information
- Course Number
- L6274
- Curriculum Level
- Upperclass
- Areas of Study
- Legal Profession and Professional Responsibility
- Type
- Lecture
- Additional Attributes
- LLM NY Bar Exam Qualifier, PR Requirement
Section 002 Information
Instructor
Janis Meyer
Lecturer in Law
Section Description
This course satisfies the J.D. Professional Responsibility requirement.
This course will cover the legal and regulatory framework governing lawyers and how it affects every aspect of a lawyer’s career. We will discuss the ethical dilemmas that arise in the practice of law, analyze how to deal with these problems in a practice setting and the duties and responsibilities of practicing attorneys to their clients and the profession. Student teams will be assigned each week to analyze a problem and present the case to the class. The emphasis will be on a practical approach to reaching solutions.
This course also satisfies the LL.M. Professional Responsibility requirement for the California bar.
- School Year & Semester
- Spring 2024
- Location
- JGH 104
- Schedule
-
Class meets on
- Tuesday
- Points
- 2
- Method of Evaluation
- Exam
- J.D Writing Credit?
- No
Learning Outcomes
- Primary
-
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in a specific body of law, including major policy concerns
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in statutory and regulatory analysis, including close reading of statutes and regulations, and application to facts
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in ethical and professional issues
Course Limitations
- Instructor Pre-requisites
- None
- Instructor Co-Requisites
- None
- Recommended Courses
- None
- Other Limitations
- None
Additional Section for Professional Responsibility
School Year & Semester
Fall 2023
Instructor
Points
2
