Ethics on Friday: The Ethics of Community Service

Join Sue Kee to hear about her recent doctoral research on the ethics of undergraduate clinical legal education (CLE) programs offered at Australian university law schools. Sue’s research investigated how learning outcomes used in CLE programs, referable to the curriculum requirements laid down by the Higher Education Standards Framework, support a form of ethical learning that underpins clinical teaching and learning strategies.

The discussion will assist participants in identifying the difference between the ethical principles of professional conduct established by the common law and the Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules, and the fundamental ethic of justice and the ideal of an ethical lawyer with a commitment to community service.

Disclaimer:

1. This seminar is subject to change.
2. The Legal Practice Board of Western Australia states that CPD Units are awarded for a full hour and/ or half hour of attendance. Lesser periods are rounded down to the nearest half hour. 
3. A practitioner cannot claim CPD Units for attending a seminar that has the same content during the same CPD year. The content must extend the practitioner’s knowledge and skills in areas that are relevant to the solicitor’s practice needs or professional development.  Practitioners should not request CPD Units for any subsequent seminars which contain the same or similar content within the same CPD year.