Moliterno's Ethics of the Lawyer's Work

• Covers role and identity of the lawyer • Identifies sources and applications of legal ethics rules and self-governance • Examines client-lawyer relationships, competence, diligence, and confidentiality • Investigates counseling clients of wrongful acts and conflicts of interest • Looks at the competence of investigating and treatment of third parties • Reviews negotiating and mediating • Explores advocacy and adversary system activities Offers a program of comprehensive skills development where the instructor wants to cover ethics material; a traditional course on professional responsibility where the professor wants to stress lawyer activities and role plays; a "short course" on professional responsibility; and any skills course or clinical course where coverage of legal ethics is desired.