Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism

Ethics and Professionalism Education for Mercer Law Students

Students at the Walter F. George School of Law have numerous opportunities to learn about their ethical and professional responsibilities as lawyers. Their education begins during the students' first few days on campus with an afternoon devoted to professionalism orientation. That focus continues in the required Legal Writing and Analysis courses. Every student also must take the Law of Lawyering course, a comprehensive look at the regulation of lawyer conduct through rules of professional conduct and otherwise. Every Mercer first-year student takes the Legal Profession course, a three-hour course devoted to the study of the history, traditions, culture, and role of the legal profession in the United States. Students also have the opportunity to participate in elective courses that emphasize ethics and professionalism. These course include Judicial Field Placement, the Litigation Ethics Seminar, and the Advanced Legal Ethics Seminar. As third-years, selected students have the opportunity to become pupils in the William A. Bootle Inn of Court, a local chapter of a national organization devoted to the promotion of civility and professionalism among lawyers.