Legal Profession

Catalog description

This required course focus on the development of professional identity, including developing the students, values and competencies needed to successfully enter the legal profession. The course will also include education on bias, cross-cultural competency, and racism. The course will provide a strong foundation for a successful, fulfilling, and meaningful career as a lawyer. Topics will include an overview of the legal profession, how to effectively present one's self to legal employers and colleagues, and how to build strong, positive workplace relationships, among others. The course will have components that focus on wellness, including strategies for dealing with the high stress environments of law school and law practice. The course will incorporate the Bedford Mentor Program and will collaborate with the Office for Career and Professional Development. Required 1L course.