LEGAL 101 - Introduction to Ethics I

3 Credits

Introduction to the rules of professional responsibility of the state bar together with those of the leading professional paralegal organizations. Focuses on the ethical duties and obligations of paralegals and attorneys to maintain the integrity of the profession and to protect the public interest. This class contains a service learning component called the Community Justice Project, which enables students to enhance learning through service in areas of the legal profession that are working to provide or promote better access to justice.

Pre-requisite(s) LEGAL 100 or POLS& 200 with min. 2.0
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Fall Day
Winter Evening
Designed to Serve Students in Legal Studies program, pre-law students.
Active Date 20200330T21:15:40

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 32
Contact Hours: Lecture 33
Total Contact Hours 33
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline

Rules of Professional Responsibility
Ethical Duties of paralegals
Obligations with respect to Ethics for paralegals
Integrity of the Profession
Protection of the Public
Access to justice issues
Community legal needs

Student Learning Outcomes
Correctly analyze and apply the ethical principals in the State and Model Rules of Professional Conduct to law office hypotheticals.

Correctly analyze and describe the paralegal role in ethical rule compliance.

Correctly analyze and describe how paralegals maintain and promote ethical conduct in the legal profession.

Effectively describe how service learning promoted more equitable access to legal services for a community in need.