Full Description
The fourth edition retains the features that earned the book such widespread use: - the expertise of Therese A. Cannon, a well-known and highly respected legal educator - comprehensive coverage of all the major areas of legal ethics, including unauthorized practice of law, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, advertising and solicitation, fees and client funds, competence, special issues in advocacy, and professionalism - effective pedagogy that reinforces the clear text - consistent chapter structure, opening with an overview, introducing key terms in italics, using cases to demonstrate how the principles and rules are applied, and ending with review and discussion questions - useful appendices provide the text of relevant ethical codes - flexible text that is easily adaptable to courses of different lengths and can be used in substantive courses for additional ethics coverage - a complete teaching package that includes an Instructor's Manual and PowerPoint slides Important updates address: - recent revisions to ethics rules, particularly the ABA Model Rules on which many of the 2002 state rules were based - new ethics advisory opinions and court cases affecting the regulation of paralegals
