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210 sec. 003 - Legal Profession (Spring 2024)

Instructor: Amy Lynne Bomse  (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 2
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person

Meeting:

W 6:25 PM - 8:15 PM
Location: Law 132
From January 10, 2024
To April 17, 2024

Course Start: January 10, 2024
Course End: April 17, 2024
Class Number: 32744

Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 25
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 68
As of: 04/27 11:56 PM


This course will explore the ethical issues facing all lawyers in the practice of law. We will focus on the ABA’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct as well as ethics opinions, statutes, regulations and relevant case law, with some consideration of California ethics rules on select issues. The course’s aim is to provide students the tools to identify and analyze ethical questions from a practical perspective. We will utilize real and hypothetical case studies to contextualize the various rules and learn a process for facing ethical dilemmas. This course is interactive and requires participation in the form of class discussion and small-group exercises. For this reason, attendance is required. Ten percent of the final grade will be determined by class participation. The class will include some discussion of the MPRE, and practice multiple-choice questions, although it is not an MPRE prep course.

This class will be taught by Amy Bomse. Ms. Bomse is a practicing lawyer and a partner at the San Francisco law firm of Rogers Joseph O'Donnell. She represents attorneys and law firms in legal malpractice, discipline and risk management issues. She chaired the California State Bar Association’s Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct.

Requirements Satisfaction:


This class satisfies the Professional Responsibility Requirement.


Exam Notes: (TH) Take-home examination
Exam Length: 5 hours
Course Category: Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility

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