Legal Ethics in Trial Practice (J. Ste*le)

This three-credit, PR-credit-satisfying, no prerequisite, no-disqualifying-prior-courses, non-writing-credit, seminar-style class, limited to 24 students selected by the instructor, will address legal ethics in trial practice. Using readings and drawing upon the students' experiences in mock trial competition teams, we will explore the relationship between truth and forensic rhetoric and will examine how the rules of professional conduct apply to trial lawyers. Students will need a copy of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. Readings will include excerpts from Plato's Gorgias and Phaedrus, Aristotle's Rhetoric, and Janet Malcom's The Crime of Sheila McGough. Priority in enrollment will be given to (i) 3Ls who are on Boalt mock trial competition teams; (ii) 2Ls on Boalt's mock trial competition teams; and (iii) other students with a demonstrated commitment to trial practice. Students will be evaluated on class participation and a ten-page final paper.

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