This course examines various aspects of the nature and organization of the legal profession in Canada, and the legal and ethical responsibilities of lawyers. While the laws, rules and regulations that govern lawyers are currently different for each province and territory, the course will use as a national model the Federation of Law Societies of Canada's Model Code of Professional Conduct. The course also looks more broadly at various aspects of lawyering and the profession, including self-regulation, the nature of the adversary system, demographics and diversity, ethical tensions between zealous representation and and commitment to the public interest, special need and special interest clients, access to justice, alternative dispute resolution and globalization.
Pre/anti-requisites
Pre-requisites: N/A
Anti-requisite: CCLW 6444 - Canadian Professional Responsibility, LAW 6844 - Canadian Professional Responsibility
NCA equivalence:
Terms Offered
Summer 24
Course Section: A
3.0 credits
Fall 24
Course Section: A
3.0 credits
Fall 24
Course Section: B
3.0 credits
Winter 25
Course Section: M
3.0 credits
Winter 25
Course Section: N
3.0 credits
Summer 25
Course Section: A
3.0 credits
Fall 25
Course Section: A
3.0 credits
Fall 25
Course Section: B
3.0 credits
Summer 26
3.0 credits
Fall 26
3.0 credits
Fall 26
3.0 credits
Winter 26
3.0 credits
Winter 26
3.0 credits
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