Legal Profession: Comparing Ethics and Practice in Law and Medicine A4
Fall term, Block L
W 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Visiting Professor William Sage
2 classroom credits LAW-42300A Fall
Students frequently enter professional school without much sense of what a "profession" is or what it means to be a "professional." Modern professionals perform their duties in a rapidly changing world, subject to forces such as corporatization, competition, consumerism and the information revolution. This course explores these issues by comparing the legal and medical professions. After developing a theoretical framework for analyzing professional practice, students consider the day-to-day, regulatory and policy implications of organizational structures, scope of practice, compensation, representation and advocacy, communicating with clients and patients, and professional error and misconduct.