Maricopa Community Colleges  LAS105   19896-19975 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 01/10/89
LAS105 19896-19975 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Jurisprudence and Ethics
Disciplinary rules and ethical considerations pertinent to legal assistants. Jurisprudential principles including origins and definitions of the law, methods of dispute resolution and relationships between lawyers and the rest of society. Prerequisites: LAS101.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
LAS105   19896-19975 Jurisprudence and Ethics
1. Describe the major disciplinary rules and ethical considerations applicable to lawyers and paralegals. (I)
2. Describe the various definitions of "law". (II)
3. Describe different approaches to questions about the origins of the law. (III)
4. Describe the interrelationships among lawyers and between lawyers and the rest of society. (IV)
5. Describe and compare various methods used to resolve disputes. (V)
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LAS105   19896-19975 Jurisprudence and Ethics
    I. Disciplinary rules and ethical considerations
        A. Confidentiality and privilege
        B. Conflicts of interest
        C. Competence
        D. Policing the profession
        E. Unauthorized practice of law
        F. Zealous representation within bounds
        G. Avoiding the appearance of impropriety
      II. Definitions of "Law"
          A. Natural law theorists
          B. Social realists
          C. Positivists
          D. Conflict theorists
        III. Origins of Law
            A. Custom-based theories
            B. Structural theories
            C. Conflict theories
            D. Sociopsychological theories
          IV. Lawyers and Society
              A. Types of law practice
              B. Professional stratification
              C. Relationship of lawyers to rest of society
            V. Disputing
                A. Source
                B. Gaming theories
                C. Resolution strategies
                D. Cross-cultural studies of dispute resolution
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