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Professional Responsibility and Ethics National Security (6218) — 2 or 3 credits

June 27, 2025

Ethical and legal problems involved in civil and criminal counseling and litigation; focus on professional identity development through an exploration of the attorney’s role as agent of the client. Rules of Professional Conduct and legal discipline; roles of bar associations and courts in regulating lawyer conduct; the values and competencies of the legal profession including cross-cultural competency; and the lawyer’s role in creating a just legal system that eliminates bias, discrimination, and racism in the law. Credit may not be earned for both Law 6218 and Law 6343. (Examination)