| Using the Code of
Legal Ethics, the writings of Thomas More, and the experience
of respected practitioners, this seminar will: |
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Identify the issues that cause
crises of conscience for attorneys and their clients |
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Explore conscience, integrity,
and prudence as the elements underlying the ethical practice
of law |
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Provide a context
for lawyers to consider their role as counselors for their
clients |
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Demonstrate how conscience
and the practice of law can work in harmony. |
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9:00-9:40
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Law, Conscience,
and Legal Service in the Life of a Lawyer: Cases and Conflicts
in Ethics
This lecture presents a number of the ethical conflicts
that can arise between the practical considerations in the
practice of law and the lawyer’s conscience. It will
also reflect on the lawyer’s service as the client’s
counsel. |
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9:40-9:50
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Questions |
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9:50-10:00
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Break |
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10:00-10:40
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Conscience,
Integrity, and Ethics: Thomas More's Perspective
This lecture will present Thomas More's understanding of
conscience, integrity, and ethics, illustrated by examples
from More's life and practice. Special attention will be
given to More's assessment of civil disobedience as a legal
and ethical question. Known in his lifetime as "the
Conscience of the King" when he worked for Henry VIII,
More provides provocative examples of the intersection of
the practice of law with the dictates of conscience. |
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10:40 — 10:50
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Questions |
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10:50-11:00
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Break |
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11:00 — 11:40
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Conscience,
Friendship, and Civic Leadership: Thomas More's Perspective
This lecture will show More's understanding of the relationship
of conscience, prudence, and friendship, illustrated by
examples from More's life and practice. Attention will be
given to his convictions that turning to others is a necessary
part of prudence, and that genuine friendship and civic
leadership are essential for true integrity of conscience,
even at the cost of great personal loss. This lecture shows
why Thomas More was elected "Lawyer of the Millennium"
and is commonly taken as a role model for attorneys. |
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11:40-11:50
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Questions |
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11:50-12:00
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Break |
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12:00-12:30
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Panel Discussion:
Cases and Conflicts Revisited
4 Panelists: Respected judge(s) and lawyers from different
fields of law |
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12:30-12:45
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Evaluation
and Closing |
