The Study of Lawyers’ Ethics through Film and Television, New England Law Boston

This course takes an in-depth look at the legal practice and ethical issues that arise in the portrayal of lawyers in movies and television. After an initial review of basic rules of the law governing the conduct of lawyers, students will critically examine the portrayal of lawyers in selected movies or television programs. Students will prepare class presentations and lead class discussions on particular movies or television programs, critically analyzing the lawyers' practice skills and conformity to ethical rules. Students also will prepare a final paper that analyzes, as fully as possible, the issues that are identified. This course may be offered every other year. This information has been collected for the Post-Discipline Online Syllabus Database. The database explores the use of literature by schools of professional education in North America. It forms part of a larger project titled Post-Discipline: Literature, Professionalism, and the Crisis of the Humanities, led by Dr Merve Emre with the assistance of Dr Hayley G. Toth. You can find more information about the project at https://postdiscipline.english.ox.ac.uk/. Data was collected and accurate in 2021/22.