LAW 6829 Professional Responsibility
Professor Vernellia R. Randall
The University of Dayton School of Law

 "A lawyer, as a member of the legal profession, is a representative of clients, an officer of the legal system
and a public citizen having special responsibility for the quality of justice."
ABA Model Rules for Professional Conduct.
 

Lesson Outline

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00 Introduction x
Syllabus x
UNITS
01 Lawyer-Client x
02 Duty to System x
03 Modern Practice x
04 Exam-Taking x
 
ETHICS WEBSITES ABA Center x American Legal Ethics x Ethics and Lawyering x Ethics on Findlaw x Freuvigek on Conflicts x LegalEthics.com x Legal Ethics Forum x Legal Profession Blog ProfLaw (Westlaw) x Westlaw on Ethics x
 

 

                 

There are a number of make-up classes; I have a presentation to make in Houston, Texas and a meeting in Hawaii.  I also want to complete the course before the August so students who want to, can take the MPRE

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Week # Date Lesson
1 May 12 Lesson 1: Initial Reflections on Ethics, Morality and Justice

Part One
The Lawyer-Client Relationship
2 May 19 Lesson 2: Undertaking a Case
3 May 26 Lesson 3: Communication and Confidentiality
4 June 2 Lesson 4a: Loyalties and Conflicts of Interest
5 June 4
5:30 pm
Room 115
Make-up		 Lesson 4b: Loyalties and Conflicts of Interest
6 June 9 Lesson 5: Decision-making on a Case
  June  12 Multiple Choice Examination, 1 hour exam; can be taken anytime between 8:30 am to 3:00pm; check with the registrar.

Part Two
Balancing the Duty of Advocacy with the Duty to the Legal System
7 June 16 Lesson 6: Truth, Justice and Advocacy
8 Jun 23 Lesson 7a: Tactics, Free Speech and the Rules
  June 30 No Class - Intrasession
9 July 7 Lesson 7b: Tactics, Free Speech and the Rules
10 July 14 Lesson 8: The Problems of the Government Lawyer
Lesson 9: The Lawyer Acting as Advisor
  July 17 Multiple Choice Examination, 1 hour exam; can be taken anytime between 8:30 am to 3:00pm; check with the registrar.

Part Three
The Pressures, Economics and Diversity of Modern Practice
11 July 21 Lesson 10: The Lawyer as a part of a Law Firm
12 July 23
5:30 pm
Room 115
Make-up		 Lesson 11: Admission, Discipline and Other Rules 
13 July 28 Lesson 12:  Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Lesson 13: Economics of Lawyering
  August 7 Multiple Choice Examination, 2 hour exam; can be taken anytime between 8:30 am to 3:00pm; check with the registrar. (May take the MPRE in lieu)
  Aug  13
Assignments Due		 Required: Diversity, Ethics and the Law (includes peer review)

Extra Credit: Lawyering and Ethics in Films 
 
 

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