Lessons by Subject Outline - Professional Responsibility

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Subject Outline

• eLangdell Press® casebooks - Free with a Creative Commons license so you can select and mix the materials you want
  •  Judicial Ethics and Conduct, Professor Steven Berenson
  •  The Ethics of Tax Lawyering, Professor Michael Hatfield
• Overview - the Law as a Profession
  • Model Rules of Professional Conduct 1: Preliminary Drill (PR02)
  • Model Rules of Professional Conduct 2: Questions and Problems (PR06)
  • Sources of Law Regulating the Practice of Law (PR09)
• Professional Responsibility Issues in Writing Client and Court Documents
  • Ethical Considerations for Legal Memo Writing (LWR41)
  • Appellate Briefs: Ethical and Professional Considerations (LWR42)
  • Email Correspondence: Ethical and Professional Considerations (LWR43)
  • Client Advice Letters - Ethical and Professional Considerations (LWR44)
• Lawyer-Client Relationship (Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rules 1.0 - 1.18)    
  • Creating the Lawyer-Client relationship
    • Client of Not? (PR14)
  • Diligence
  • Duty of Competence
  • Duty of Confidentiality
    • The Attorney's Duty of Confidentiality & the Attorney Client Privilege (PR16)
    • Exceptions to the Ethical Duty of Confidentiality Designed to Protect Third Persons from Harm (PR17)
  • Lawyer - Client Privilege
    • The Attorney's Duty of Confidentiality & the Attorney Client Privilege (PR16)
  • Termination of Representation - Withdrawal
    • Choosing and Withdrawing from Representation (PR12)
  • Fees
    • Fees (PR13)
  • Conflicts of Interest
    • Lawyer - Client conflicts
    • Concurrent Representation and Conflicts
    • Successive Conflicts
• Counselor (Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rules 2.1 - 2.4)
• Advocate (Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rules 3.1 - 3.9)
  • Meritorious Claims and Contentions
  • Defending a Client Against Criminal Charges
    • The Defense Function (PR07)
• Transactions with Persons other than Clients (Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rules 4.1 - 4.4)
  • Statements to Others - Truthfulness
  • Unrepresented persons
  • Represented persons
  • Respect for Rights of Third Parties
• Law Firms and Associations (Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rules 5.1 - 5.7)
  • Responsibility
    • Partner or Supervisory Lawyer
    • Subordinate Lawyer
    • Nonlawyer Assistance
  • Professional Independence of Lawyer
  • Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL)
  • Multi-jurisdictional Practice of Law
  • Restrictions on the Rights to Practice
• Public Service (Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rules 6.1 - 6.5)
  • Pro Bono Services
  • Limited Legal Services Programs
• Information about Legal Services (Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rules 7.1 - 7.6)
  • Communicating about Lawyer’s Services and Certification
  • Obtaining Clients
    • Advertising for Clients
    • Soliciting for Clients
  • Political Contributions
• Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession (Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rules 8.1 - 8.5)
  • Bar Admission
    • The Law Governing Admission to Practice Law (PR10)
  • Discipline
    • Basis for Attorney Discipline (PR11)
    • Disciplinary Matters
    • Disciplinary Authority
  • Misconduct
    • Duty to Report
• Judiciary
  • eLangdell® Press casebook, Judicial Ethics and Conduct (Creative Commons license, free download)
  • ABA Canon 2 (performing the duties of judicial office competently, diligently, and impartially)
    • Judicial Ethics and Conduct - Chapter 3 Review Questions (PR19) - companion lesson to eLangdell® Press casebook, Judicial Ethics and Conduct
  • Campagins for judicial office and extrajudicial activities (see Extrajudicial activities and campaigns for judicial office)
  • Disqualification and recusal
    • Judicial Ethics and Conduct - Chapter 5 Review Questions (PR21) - companion lesson to eLangdell® Press casebook, Judicial Ethics and Conduct
  • Ex parte communications
    • Judicial Ethics and Conduct - Chapter 4 Review Questions (PR20) - companion lesson to eLangdell® Press casebook, Judicial Ethics and Conduct
  • Extrajudicial activities and campaigns for judicial office
    • Judicial Ethics and Conduct - Chapter 6 Review Questions (PR22) - companion lesson to eLangdell® Press casebook, Judicial Ethics and Conduct
  • Independence and Impartiality of the Judiciary
    • Judicial Ethics and Conduct - Chapter 2 Review Questions (PR18) - companion lesson to eLangdell® Press casebook, Judicial Ethics and Conduct
  • Recusal and disqualification (see Disqualification and recusal)
  • Researching the background of Judges
    • Researching Judges (LCS12)