Law 792: Topics in Professional Responsibility

This seminar, led by Judge Candace Jackson-Akiwumi of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, explores selected topics in ethics and professional responsibility from a judicial perspective and the perspective of counsel providing individual representation to clients, including those accused of crimes. In this seminar, students will engage in robust discussion, work through ethical problems individually and in small groups, and consider how their future legal careers will reflect the highest ethical values required by the profession. Guest speakers will include judges and lawyers who confront issues of professional responsibility in their decision-making and practice.

This course is NOT eligible to satisfy the Professional Responsibility and Ethics course requirement for graduation.

Course sequence/prerequisites: None

Evaluation method: Grades will be based on a combination of any of the following: class participation, written assignments, individual or group presentations, and an oral examination (discussion with the instructor).