LAW599
Lawyers & Leadership
(Paton)
Prerequisite courses:
Prerequisite for:
Instructor(s): Professor Paul Paton
Course credit: 3
Method of presentation: Seminar
METHOD OF EVALUATION
1. Attendance and Participation -- 30%
2. Midterm Take Home Examination (based on course materials and discussions) -- 30%
3. Research Paper -- 40%
a. Workshop Presentation -- 20%
b. Research Paper -- (8-10pp) --20%
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course will examine the special duties and responsibilities of lawyers acting in leadership roles, as well as the challenges and opportunities of leadership generally. Leadership theory and case studies will offer the opportunity for students to consider styles of leadership, values, and approaches that will permit them to develop effective leadership skills and apply leadership principles, strategies and techniques to their own careers and lives. The class will also consider leadership challenges for lawyers in different contexts. Depending upon student interest and the availability of guest speakers, topics may include: diversity and gender issues in leadership; cognitive bias; conflict management techniques; professional responsibilities for lawyers in non-legal roles; corporate counsel; military lawyering; lawyers as government leaders; leadership in literature and film.
SPECIAL COMMENTS
Description updated 2021-22. Please contact the instructor for any specific questions you may have related to this particular course section.
REQUIRED TEXTS (IF ANY):
Deborah L. Rhode, Leadership for Lawyers, Third Edition, Wolters Kluwer 2020
ISBN 978-1-5438-2001-0