Legal Ethics

Catalog description

This course develops the ability of paralegals to recognize and handle professional responsibility and ethical issues that arise in the practice of law. In-depth analysis of attorney and paralegal ethical codes, as well as researching answers to ethical dilemmas. Topics include the Unlicensed Practice of Law (UPL), confidentiality, privilege, conflicts of interest, and professional conduct. Students will research and apply ethical rules and guidelines to specific situations, as well as identify issues where paralegals must choose which tasks can be done independently or those which must be done by or under the supervision of an attorney.