INTRODUCTION TO THE AMERICAN LEGAL PROFESSION

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This course initially explores the historical and contemporary understanding of American law and political jurisprudence, or legal theory. Thereafter, the key role attorneys play in the legal system and within American society is analyzed by studying the legal profession’s origins, education, ethics, professional licensing and legal and/or alternative legal employment opportunities. A special emphasis of the course is learning to develop a professional identity that values commitments to providing public service, acting as active or responsible citizens in the polity and public affairs and working to achieve impartially derived peaceful and civil resolutions to contentious disputes in an adversarial system of justice.