Teaching with Professional Responsibility: A Contemporary Approach
A companion resource for adopters of the casebook Professional Responsibility: A Contemporary Approach, 5th Edition (West Academic 2023)
Welcome
Welcome to our community of professional responsibility teachers! This site provides teaching resources, including syllabi and PowerPoint slides, to accompany our casebook Professional Responsibility: A Contemporary Approach (5th ed. 2023). The casebook uses the problem method and offers learning outcomes, multiple choice assessment questions, role plays and simulations, and an interactive online version that includes short audio lectures. Please feel free to share your ideas and resources with our community of adopters.
We look forward to getting to know you and working with you and our fellow adopters.
— Renee Knake Jefferson, Russell G. Pearce, Bruce A. Green, Peter A. Joy, Sung Hui Kim, M. Ellen Murphy, Laurel S. Terry, Lonnie T. Brown, Jr., & Swethaa S. Ballakrishnen
The Casebook
In Print and Online, Professional Responsibility: A Contemporary Approach, 5th Edition offers a comprehensive, challenging, and engaging treatment of the law and ethics of lawyers’ work, including professionalism, in a modern and accessible format. It is the only book to include international comparisons throughout the book and an entire chapter devoted to exploring lawyering perspectives. Faculty have the option of using the casebook as an innovative paper text or as the foundation for a computer interactive pedagogy that features thought-provoking online components, including internet links and multiple choice assessment problems on CasebookPlus™ to satisfy ABA formative assessment requirements. Each chapter features learning outcomes, and most chapters include audio-links to mini-lectures by the authors to explain difficult concepts. This edition also incorporates racial and social justice issues in each chapter to facilitate thought-provoking discussions and enhance professional development.
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Sample Syllabi
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PowerPoint Slides
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