LAWA L01/PARA 301 Ethics & Professionalism (3 Semester Hours)

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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, confidentiality, the rules governing conflicts of interest and other topics ethical in nature.  Law office management is also addressed.  

This course is also offered in an online format. Students enrolled in the Paralegal Studies Program can choose to take the Ethics course online as an alternative to the traditional classroom format.  This can only be done after being advised for the class by a program administrator.  Enrollment in the online course is limited to a first-come, first-serve basis.

Books that are currently required for this course:

*Textbook requirements are subject to change. Not all textbooks for each course may be required by individual instructors. Official textbook lists are distributed by the Paralegal Studies Program administration before each term.

	Ethics and Professional Responsibility for Paralegals Therese A. Cannon
	Practical Law Office Management Brent Roper
	Illinois Code of Paralegal Ethics Downloadable at www.ipaonline.org

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