LAW6667
LAW 6667 - Professional Responsibility - Legal Malpractice (3 Cr.)
Law School (10806)
TLAW - Law School
LAW 6667 - Professional Responsibility - Legal Malpractice (3 Cr.)
Course description
This course will survey ethics rules governing lawyers with a focus on the interrelationship between the Rules of Professional Conduct and legal malpractice law, a specialized form of tort law that varies in critical aspects from classic negligence doctrine. In addition to teaching the substantive law of legal ethics and legal malpractice, the course will focus on helping students recognize and avoid real life risks of malpractice exposure and liability.
Minimum credits
3
Maximum credits
3
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
A-F - A-F Grade Basis
Lecture
Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for:
02409
Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?
No
Typically offered term(s)
Every Fall