LAWYERS AND LEGAL PROFESSION   [Archived Catalog]
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog
   

LEGLST 1150 - LAWYERS AND LEGAL PROFESSION


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course offers a multi-disciplinary examination of lawyers and their role in society, with an emphasis on the relationship of lawyers to courts, judges, clients, and other lawyers. Topics to be covered in the course include: the philosophy of advocacy, the psychological and ethical aspects of practicing law, the role of law schools in the creation of professional identity, societal attitudes towards lawyers and the legal system, the involvement of lawyers in government, politics, and policy making, and evolving concepts of legal practice.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis


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