Library: Ethics: Legal Ethics

Books and Journals

Legal Ethics by Kent D. Kauffman
Call Number: 174.3 K211L
Publication Date: 2003
Legal Ethics in a Nutshell by Ronald D. Rotunda
Publication Date: 2012
This book is available through OhioLINK
Lawyers on Trial by Richard L. Abel
Publication Date: 2010
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To find articles on Legal Ethics within general legal periodicals, use the index/table of contents or search the databases (EBSCO, NexisUni) using specific search terms.

The following titles are general legal periodicals:

ABA Journal (library has print- 2012-present, and online access)
American Journal of Criminal Law (online access)
Facts & Findings (library has print copies available: 2012-present)
Yale Law Journal (online access)

Legal Ethics
07/01/2009 to present

Peer-reviewed coverage of empirical research on the ethics and conduct of the legal professions and judiciary studies of legal ethics education and moral development and jurisprudential and wider philosophical reflections on law as an ethical system.
The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics
This journal is available through Nexis Uni.

From the publishers website: "The Journal strives to publish cutting edge articles on ethical issues, facilitate symposia that include legal scholars, attorneys from diverse practice areas, judges, and social scientists."

Websites and Databases

LegalEthics
This website is dedicated to the ethical use of technology by legal professionals.
American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility
The American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility provides links to state ethical codes and other countries legal ethical codes. They also have a page on the ABA Model Rules for Professional Conduct.

Nexis Uni
Provides news, cases, law reviews, company profiles, and other full-text articles. Also includes the LexisNexis Company Dossier module.