LLB160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Legal Ethics, Moral Relativism, Legal Fiction
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This week we explore the way lawyers are represented in popular culture from issues surrounding the ethical practice of law, to the gendered portrayals prevalent on tv and in film. Despite our focus on suits, you can utilise your experience of a myriad of texts that deal with these common issues to contribute to class discussion. Readings: cassandra sharp, represent a murderer i"d never do that! how students use stories to link ethical development and identity construction" in m. robertson et al (eds) the ethics project in. What"s the slippery slope when it comes to choices: represent clients best interests, ethical dilemmas success v compromising personal ethics. Pop culture is the main source for the public to understand the role of lawyers. Adversarial nature lawyer v lawyer outside court setting. Inferiority complex the need to be the best legal system as a game to fuel their egotistical interests pop culture narrative.
