Legal Externship Program: Legal Ethics

This CLASS IS RESTRICTED to students who have received permission from the Clinical and Experiential Programs Office to enroll. This is the companion academic component for students enrolled in the Legal Externship Program: Fieldwork course. This two-hour weekly seminar satisfies the Professional Responsibility course requirement. It examines legal practice and the ethics of lawyering, including conflicts of interest, competency, confidentiality, pro bono obligations, special ethical obligations of government and in-house attorneys, and ethical billing. The seminar requires students to write a final paper and make a class presentation based on the paper. In addition, each student keeps a reflective journal chronicling their educational experience and reactions to the practice of law observed at the field placement. NOTE: Students who enroll in this seminar may satisfy the Professional Responsibility requirement or count the credits towards the 6 credit Experiential Learning requirement. The seminar may not be used to satisfy more than one requirement. (The fieldwork component counts towards the 6 credit Experiential Learning requirement.) COREQUISITE: Legal Externship Program: Fieldwork (JD 924). GRADING NOTICE: This class does not offer the CR/NC/H option.