XLAW401
Canadian Professional Responsibility
0.5 Credit
Hours per week:
- Lecture/Discussion: 6
This course explores aspects of the Canadian law required to achieve competency to enter the legal profession: knowledge, skills, and professionalism. In this course, students will learn about rights and ethical duties of Canadian lawyers towards clients, courts and the society. The course examines issues of the role of lawyers in Canadian society, regulation of lawyers, the lawyer-client relationship, conflict of interest, legal ethics in different areas of practice and access to justice.
Additional Course Information
- Prerequisites
- Registration status: Year 4 Sussex Stream of an Honours program
- Notes
- 6-week course
