PARA 301 - Ethics & Professionalism

Institution:

Roosevelt University

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Description:

This course covers legal ethics with an emphasis on how the rules affect legal assistants. Students learn about the regulation of the legal profession including the rules of conduct that govern both attorneys and legal assistants. Topics include the meaning and importance of the unauthorized practice of law, the attorney-client privilege and its related work product doctrine, confi dentiality, the rules governing confl icts of interest and other topics ethical in nature. Law offi ce management is also addressed. (3 Credits)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.roosevelt.edu

Phone Number:

(312) 341-3500

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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