456 Professional Responsibility (Yahya)

LAW456

Professional Responsibility

(Yahya)

Prerequisite courses:

Prerequisite for:

Instructor(s): Professor Moin Yahya

Course credit: 3

Method of presentation: Lecture

METHOD OF EVALUATION

100% Final Open Book Exam (please note this will not be a paper course)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course will explore the ethical obligations and responsibilities of lawyers. Students will be expected to think about various ethical questions faced by members of the legal profession and how to best deal with them.

Students should be able to identify the ethical obligations and responsibilities arising in a particular fact scenario and explain how they, as a lawyer, might manage a similar situation including identifying appropriate resources for assistance.

SPECIAL COMMENTS

Description updated 2022-23. Please contact the instructor for any specific questions you may have related to this particular course section.

REQUIRED TEXTS (IF ANY)

1. Alice Woolley et al, Lawyers’ Ethics and Professional Regulation, [4th edition] (3rd also acceptable) (Toronto: LexisNexis) .

2. Alberta Code of Professional Conduct, Law Society of Alberta (current version is available online).