Ethics and Government Service

Catalog description

This course provides a rigorous introduction to the legal framework surrounding public integrity and government ethics for civil servants. The course will discuss federal ethics rules as applied to the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as state and municipal frameworks. This course will allow students to explore the legal complexities related to ethics law and regulations regarding employee conduct and the associated challenges for lawyers who represent clients in ethics matters. Students will increase proficiency in practical legal writing skills by producing substantial pieces of written matter applying the law and framework in this course to a set of facts.