The Calling of Law: Meaning & Practice Ext Sem (LAW-769-005)
Ferguson
Meets: 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM (TH) - Room 526
Enrolled: 15 / Limit: 15
Notices
Corequisite: LAW-899, Registering for your field placement credits is a separate process. Students must first register for a seminar and then go to www.wcl.american.edu/externship to submit a Request for Approval, which generates the necessary forms. Students with concerns about placement approval should speak with a member of the Externship Staff. Students are not registered for field credits until they submit the signed the add/drop form.
Description
Lawyers can be heroes, villains, or simply necessary cogs in the machinery of justice (and sometimes all three). Focusing on the ethical challenges and practical realities of private practice and public interest law, the seminar provides an opportunity to reflect on the hard choices lawyers are forced to make in their professional lives. Topics will include: (1) the role of lawyer in society; (2) the professional obligations of prosecutors, defense lawyers, and government attorneys; (3) the role of diversity in law; (4) the search for fulfillment in private practice and public interest law; and (5) the ethical concerns facing new lawyers entering the profession. The course is open to all students in externship field placements and the format of the class will be discussion-based and include student presentations. This seminar is worth three credits, and will be graded. You will be expected to submit short journal entries and one longer written paper (10 pages) as well as collaborate on a student-directed presentation. In addition, class members will meet in small groups every other week to discuss their work experience and other topics of interest.
Textbooks and Other Materials
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First Class Readings
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Syllabus
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