Oct 10, 2024  
Graduate Catalog 2021-2022 
    
Graduate Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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LAW 6312 Practicum: Applied Legal Ethics


2 Hours

Prerequisites: Professional Responsibility

This practicum will build upon the foundation established in Professional Responsibility to help students become proficient at spotting ethical issues that can arise in law practice and in developing strategies for effective responses to those challenges. This practicum allows students to explore emerging and complex topics in legal ethics. The course focuses on application of the Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct.  Topics vary as developments occur in the legal profession,  and may  include:  technology-related  ethics issues; lawyer  advertising and its regulation;   pro bono;  judicial selection and regulations; specialized conflict issues (e.g., criminal defense, insurance defense, business relationships with clients, corporate counsel, personal interest conflicts); attorney-client  privilege  issues; bar  admissions; disciplinary issues; legal  malpractice (e.g., Standing requirements, role of expert witnesses); and modern law film structures.



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