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Class times for Fall, 2008 have not been released yet.209.7 sec. 1 - Avoiding 'Club Fed'--Ethics and Integrity in Law and Business (Fall 2008)
Instructor: Michael Ross (view instructor's teaching evaluations | profile)
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Units: 2
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Course Start: October 06, 2008
Course End: November 06, 2008
Course Control Number (Non-1Ls): 49496
In the wake of the recent, infamous corporate scandals, we have seen otherwise upstanding attorneys, accountants and business executives become defendants in massive shareholder class actions, targets of civil and criminal investigations and defendants in criminal prosecutions. Avoiding “Club Fed” starts with consistently making sound ethical choices throughout a career.
We will discuss real situations in which ethical issues arise for attorneys and their clients. Many situations will come from current press reports; others will come from the less publicized dilemmas that often confront young professionals. Our focus will be on the private practice of law and business clients. We will consider how people make ethical choices and identify some of the sources for ethical standards in society today.
Identifying ethical issues and reaching ethical conclusions is only the beginning. The real challenge for many young professionals is finding practical solutions to dilemmas. The class discussion will help students understand that they are not alone in facing these problems and that there are practical alternatives to “going along” with conduct that they sense is not right.
Each student will pick his or her own topic for the final paper and address ethical issues in a context that is of interest to the student.
This class will begin on October 6 and end on November 6.
This course satisfies the Professional Responsibility Requirement.
Exam Notes: P
Special Notes: PR,LE(20),C
Course Category: Legal Theory and Ethics
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