Professional Responsibility

Course Information

Registration Information

Meeting Times

Day Time Location
MON, WED 2:15 - 3:05 pm TNH 2.139

Evaluation Method

Type Date Time Location
Final exam May 8, 2015 8:30 am A-Z in 3.142

Description

This survey course on lawyers' professional responsibilities is centered on two premises: (1) The practice of law is a business as well as a profession, and economic incentives therefore matter; and (2) more than 90 percent of all lawsuits settle. Thus, we will give special attention to the economic aspects of the attorney-client relationship and the various incentives that existing ethical Rules provide both lawyers and clients. We will also pay particular attention to a wide range of ethical issues surrounding the settlement process. The course will cover most of the material that is typically tested on the MPRE. This course fulfills the Professional Responsibility requirement for graduation. The exam will be a two-hour, in-class, objective (scantron) test.

Textbooks ( * denotes required )

Regulation of Lawyers: Problems of Law & Ethics *
Stephen Gillers
Aspen/Wolters Kluwer , edition: 10th
ISBN: 9781454847342
Sales Store Materials *

Instructors

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