PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (HIPH7504)
2 credits. Lecture.

This course is an introduction to the rules governing the lawyering process.  It examines the legally imposed and conscience-imposed duties of members of the legal profession to clients, witnesses, opposing parties, governmental agencies and the public.  It explores the economics of the legal profession and includes a detailed examination of the Model Rules of Professional Responsibility and other related standards of proper conduct.  Students planning to sit for the New Jersey Bar Examination must achieve a grade of "C" or better in the Professional Responsibility course as partial fulfillment of the requirements for application for admission to practice law.  Students who receive a "C-" or "D" or "D+" must sit for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) to be admitted to the New Jersey Bar.

NOTE:  Students should consult with the Board of Bar Examiners in the jurisdiction where they intend to seek admission to the bars as to whether that jurisdiction requires sitting for the MPRE.