Who is the Customer and What are We Selling? Employer-Based Objectives for the Ethical Competence of Law School Graduates

15 Pages Posted: 18 Nov 2011

Date Written: January 1, 2009

Abstract

In this article, the authors argue that law schools can substantially improve ethics instruction by defining clear objectives based on the needs of law firms, corporate-counsel offices, government agencies, and other employers of lawyers, for basic ethical competencies.

Keywords: ethics, competence, objectives, instruction

Suggested Citation

Miller, Nelson Pierce, Who is the Customer and What are We Selling? Employer-Based Objectives for the Ethical Competence of Law School Graduates (January 1, 2009). Journal of the Legal Profession, Vol. 33, No. 223, 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1961624

Nelson Pierce Miller (Contact Author)

Cooley Law School ( email )

300 S. Capitol Avenue
P.O. Box 13038
Lansing, MI 48901
United States

HOME PAGE: http://www.cooley.edu/faculty/miller_nelson.html

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