Fall 2019
Professor(s):
Renee Knake Jefferson (FACULTY)
Credits: 3
Course Areas: Procedure and Practice
Time: ARRANGED Location:
Course Outline: This course is a study of the legal and ethical responsibilities of members of the legal profession. A required course, Professional Responsibility focuses on both the Model Rules of Professional Conduct as well as the current law governing the conduct of lawyers.
Course Syllabus: Syllabus
Course Notes: Quota=40. During fall 2019, this course will be offered as a distance education, asynchronous version (i.e., no live, in-person meetings). Students will access weekly recorded lectures via TWEN and will be required to complete weekly activities. Grades will be based upon quizzes, completion of the weekly activities, and a final take-home exam. Please email Professor Knake with any questions: rknake@uh.edu
Prerequisites:
First Day Assignments: You are required to register for TWEN. Your first week’s lecture and assignment will be posted there by August 19.
Final Exam Schedule: Take home exam
This course will have:
Exam:
Paper:
Satisfies Senior Upper Level Writing Requirement: No
Experiential Course Type: No
Bar Course: No
DistanceEd ABA:
Pass-Fail Student Election:
Course Materials
Special Case
Course Materials: 1) Pearce, et. al, Professional Responsibility: A Contemporary Approach (3rd Ed West); (2) Knake & Murphy, Legal Ethics for the Real World: Building Skills Through Case Study (Foundation Press July 2018).
Students are also required to register for TWEN.