Legal Ethics (evening section) (LAW-550-005)
Dorsainvil, Driver
Meets: 06:00 PM - 07:50 PM (T) - Room 602
Enrolled: 60 / Limit: 60
Notices
A revised syllabus is now available for download from the link, below, and MyWCL.
Description
This course addresses the ethical requirements governing admission to the Bar and the practice of law. The issues we will examine are subject to various rules of conduct. Our focus is on the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, a version of which has been adopted in most states, as well as the D.C. and Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct. In practice, you will be governed by the rules adopted by each tribunal that admits you to practice.
Textbooks and Other Materials
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Students are required to obtain the following required materials:
1) The ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, 2010 Edition (ISBN: 978-1-60442-983-1), http://www.abanet.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=main&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=2150037
2) Copied material handouts which are available and may be purchased on the 4th floor (Room 467).
First Class Readings
In preparation of the first class on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, students are responsible for reading Unit One pages 1-20 of the copied materials, and in the ABA Book: Preamble, Scope, Essay, Rule 1.0 Terminology.
Syllabus
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Adobe Acrobat (PDF)