LAW-5300 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBIL
Professional Responsibility introduces students to ethical considerations and disciplinary standards governing the practice of law. The Rules of Professional Conduct articulate basic guidelines for the conduct of lawyers. Setting minimum standards for professional conduct, the Rules are subject to interpretation. Professional discretion is guided by various approaches to lawyering, which give content to individual lawyers sense of values, justice, and fair play. Professional Responsibility endeavors to provide students with a working understanding of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, the Florida Rules of Professional Conduct, and the ABA Model Rules of Judicial Conduct. The course encourages students to explore their approach to lawyering and to continue their professional development by examining ideas and values of professionalism.