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The class will function as an ethics committee considering current issues and ethics inquiries based upon actual disputes. The participants, working in small groups, will draft detailed ethics opinions that the full class will consider, revise, and the like.

Course Areas of Practice	Civil Litigation: Practice and Procedure
Course Type	Simulation
Learning Outcomes	Exercise of proper professional and ethical responsibilities to clients and the legal system

2019

Spring 2019
	Course Number	Course Credits	Evaluation Method	Instructor	Meeting Day/Times	Room
	539.01	2		Thomas B. Metzloff	Th 4:00-5:50 PM	4044
The class will function as an ethics committee considering current issues and ethics inquiries based upon actual disputes. The participants, working in small groups, will draft detailed ethics opinions that the full class will consider, revise, and the like. Degree Requirements JD elective JD ethics JD experiential JD - professional skills (Entered Law School before Fall 2016) IntlLLM NY Bar IntlLLM/SJD/EXC elective Pre/Co-requisites None Enrollment Restrictions None

2017

Fall 2017
	Course Number	Course Credits	Evaluation Method	Instructor	Meeting Day/Times	Room
	539.01	2		Thomas B. Metzloff	W 4:00-5:50 PM	4046
The class will function as an ethics committee considering current issues and ethics inquiries based upon actual disputes. The participants, working in small groups, will draft detailed ethics opinions that the full class will consider, revise, and the like. Degree Requirements JD elective JD experiential JD ethics JD - professional skills (Entered Law School before Fall 2016) IntlLLM/SJD/EXC elective Pre/Co-requisites None Enrollment Restrictions None

Spring 2017
	Course Number	Course Credits	Evaluation Method	Instructor	Meeting Day/Times	Room
	539.01	2		Thomas B. Metzloff	W 3:45-5:45 PM	4044
The class will function as an ethics committee considering current issues and ethics inquiries based upon actual disputes. The participants, working in small groups, will draft detailed ethics opinions that the full class will consider, revise, and the like. Degree Requirements JD elective JD ethics JD experiential JD - professional skills (Entered Law School before Fall 2016) IntlLLM/SJD/EXC elective Pre/Co-requisites None Enrollment Restrictions None

2016

Spring 2016
	Course Number	Course Credits	Evaluation Method	Instructor	Meeting Day/Times	Room
	539.01	2		Thomas B. Metzloff	W 3:45-5:45 PM	4044
The class will function as an ethics committee considering current issues and ethics inquiries based upon actual disputes. The participants, working in small groups, will draft detailed ethics opinions that the full class will consider, revise, and the like. Degree Requirements JD elective JD experiential JD ethics JD - professional skills (Entered Law School before Fall 2016) IntlLLM/SJD/EXC elective Pre/Co-requisites None Enrollment Restrictions None

*Please note that this information is for planning purposes only, and should not be relied upon for the schedule for a given semester. Faculty leaves and sabbaticals, as well as other curriculum considerations, will sometimes affect when a course may be offered.