This course is designed to help the legal studies student become a more critically-minded thinker about the moral decisions that lawyers face. Students will engage in legal research, study the model lawyer's Code of Professional Responsibility, and develop an understanding of morality and the law. The course looks at lawyers in history and in cinema, and the ethical and professional dilemmas they face. Areas to be explored include; conflicts of interest; communication and scope of representation; attorney client privilege; civility; confidentiality; and solicitation.
LAW 325: Legal Ethics
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