Law 360 - Legal Ethics Seminar.

A course on the moral and political philosophy of professional roles. Through close reading of recent works applying ethics and political philosophy to the legal profession, we will examine such questions as the relationship between ordinary morality and professional obligations; whether professionals may be blamed morally for their clients’ ends or for activities taken pursuant to professional roles; and the relationship between legal and political institutions, moral values, and the lawyer’s role. Two hours.CooperThe extra hour per week compensates for the fact that the course is also an undergraduate seminar and thus (1) will not meet during the undergraduate spring break (the last week in February) and (2) will end when the undergraduate term ends (one week before the end of the Law School term).