Peter W. Martin

Information Technology and Legal Ethics: Expanding the Teaching and Understanding of Legal Ethics through the Creation of a New Generation of Electronic Reference Materials

The law and ethics of lawyering is as vital a subject as any in the law curriculum-perhaps the most vital. Yet in many law schools it is relegated to a one-credit or two-credit required course in the upperclass years, often taught by adjuncts.1 In a minority of law schools, including some of the most prestigious, a course dealing explicitly with what lawyers do, how the profession is structured and regulated, and what legal and ethical norms govern lawyer conduct is not required.2 These schools state that instruction in these topics