Ethics And Law Reflective Essay

I define myself as a curious researcher and reflective practitioner who perceives legal education as a combination of passion and practicality. Whereas my idealistic side wants to thoroughly understand the development of global legal ethics, my pragmatic side asks what actions should be taken by lawyers to solve international legal problems. Hence, Penn Law’s core strengths in providing a remarkably interdisciplinary learning experience and the program of Legal Practice Skills will be the bridge to my academic and professional aspirations.

Pozgar, G. (2016). Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals (4th ed.) Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning. ISBN

As a child, I understood the commitment it takes to work in a professional environment. The ABA rules, as a lawyer is a firm commitment as a professional. The rules of ethics are a professional commitment that not only supports civility in judicial advocacy but civility in surrounding communities. Just as the child I once believed in a certain professional commitment, lawyers must instill those same values and positive in the next generation. When an attorney takes a solemn oath lawyers become role models. Lawyers become examples to communities in the state and become leaders to the people who sometimes cannot defend themselves. Ethics rules give attorneys an opportunity to become bridge builders to the youth. It

David Kaplan discusses the Code of Ethics while counseling in his Journal “Ethical Implications of a Critical Legal Case for the Counseling Profession: Ward v. Wilbanks”. In this journal the case Ward v. Wilbanks is discussed on the basis of discrimination and refusal of counseling. This journal explores the background of a case filed by the ADF ( Alliance Defending Freedom, formally known as the Alliance Defense Fund) on behalf of Julea Ward against Eastern Michigan University.

So far, the discussion I have had the strongest reaction during, is the one that occurred after the Julea Ward v. Board of Regents of Eastern Michigan University case was brought to the attention of the class. This case is an example of ethical issues which are referenced during A.11. Termination and Referral, specifically A.11.b. Values Within Termination and Referral. Ward was in direct conflict with the ACA Code of Ethics, when she referred a prospective client based on her personally held values, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors against homosexuality. Even though this case occurred during 2009, it struck a chord with me because religious freedom issues have been extremely relevant in the news recently. For example, I have recently heard of at least two states, Georgia and Mississippi, that have introduced different bills to legislature surrounding the topic of religious freedom and passed them into law.

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The course of Ethics 3341-01 was a real eye opener for me this year. Initially going into the course I expected to gain a general over view of what Ethics is, and the relationship it has to the world. However, we were able to analyze the relationship of ethics and how it applies to the different sectors of public life. Not only did we look at a police officers perspective of living by a moral code, we also focused on other individuals within society, such as judges, citizens, and attorneys. This course showed the different sides of morality and how easy it is for individuals to loose their way. Within our society today there are numerous problems being faced and police and other members of the law enforcement are trying to help combat these

Almost all professionals, at some point in their career, suspect or become aware of a colleague's unethical behavior. The ethical codes “place the responsibility for addressing problems of competence or unethical behavior of colleagues on the members of their profession” (Corey et al, 2015, p. 188). Counselors are obligated to address any conduct by a colleague that could cause harm to clients. College counselors, in the process of helping students, make decisions each day that require an understanding of professional ethics and state laws. Applying ethical standards and state laws to the numerous situations that arise is challenging because it involves values, knowledge, harm, unprofessional action, and professional judgment. This is particularly

The purpose of this discussion will be to address the following contextual area: instructing undergraduate level students in the subject of legal ethics. The diversity with which a typical college classroom can consist of will likely make the learning process more complex for the instructor and therefore, an additional purpose of this discussion will be to explain how the learning process should occur at this level of study, to include how the instructor can choose the best practice(s) that will best meet the individual needs of the students.

I came to learn how important the legal system is to the sustainability of society as it is essential in upholding contracts, human rights, operation of organizations, and most importantly justice. Courses in my undergraduate studies have improved my analytical and critical skills as well as understanding of human institutions and values, but most importantly helped me to further solidify my career choice. I see myself contributing to society with my law degree in the future by upholding justice and therefore contributing to the creation of economically stable, just, and diverse

In their research paper titled “Professional Ethical Competence in nursing: The role of nursing instructors” Fariba Borhani, Fatemeh Alhani, Easa Mohammadi, and Abbas Abbaszadeh (2010), sought to establish the role that nursing instructors play in delivering content that will be effective at the workplace in terms of promoting ethical conduct. The study design was primarily qualitative and involved 15 undergraduate nursing students. The main data collection mechanism adopted was interviewing of practicing nurses and nursing instructors. Through a consistent comparison of the collected data, the study found that the instructors had a significant role to play in the ethical practice of nursing. In line with the findings, the research recommends that effective tutoring should promote and instill ethical and moral conduct amongst the learners. The participants in the research considered the promotion of ethics to be greatly reliant on the model-centered role that was adopted by the instructors. The research further noted learners derived much of their skills from the instructors and as such, they have a significant role to play in shaping the learners’ moral and ethical

I spent the past four years in three different high schools, where I was involved in many activities: athletics, drama, dance, speech & debate and pre-law society. In my school in Miami I was mostly involved in speech & debate and pre-law. Since I was eleven years old, I knew that I wanted to be a lawyer. Therefore, these clubs were the greatest opportunity for me to get inside the world of law. Speech and Debate built in me the confidence to speak in front of the audience. Pre-law was very a important opportunity for me because (precisely) there I get the real picture of how the law works. I took a law class which was taught by the teacher, who used to work in that field and this is what made it very interesting and (meaningful). Every two

It would be an understatement to acknowledge the importance of ethics. There is nothing more invaluable or indispensable than adhering to proper ethics, and that I why I included this case study assignment with my Artifact. Part of the assignment has to do with teaching and sharing this information with students in this program about the ethical standards for student services professional, and where to seek out information on ethical standards for this profession when you need it (ACPA).

Many entered the Law in Higher Education course expecting the content to focus on current legislation that would affect their day to day interactions with students. One student argues, “I went into the law class thinking I was going to learn about legislation... you learn about specific cases, but they didn't tie into a major law...” They continue, “...I wanted to work in student activities, so I thought it would be good to learn about Title IX and things like that.” Another student stated that she expected the course to be a rigorous legal course, like one that would be found in a law school. She echoed many sentiments of the above student, in that she wished the course would have focused more on current legislation and how laws affect policy-making, and day-to-day interaction with students. She makes her thoughts clear when she says:

I thought the entire content of the class was educational and went much more in depth than the ethics class that was required for my undergraduate program. Therefore, there was a plethora of information and resources to be gone through to understand the local, state, federal laws and ethics that cover the counseling profession. What was most impactful for me was the importance of boundaries, the bending or crossing of them and the complete disregard for them and violating them. It is understandable and expected that every client is different; therefore, each and every client will have different needs, so the professional needs to treat each and every client independently. Glass (2003) reports, when a professional has rigid boundaries with