Study

Race and the Legal Profession focuses on how the legal profession has interacted with race and applicable racial considerations within the practice of law. The course is grounded in Model Rule 8.4(g) and ABA Standard 303(c) as it relates to the course’s discussion of professional conduct and the practice of law. As a critical study, the course will work to deepen students’ understanding of exclusions and discrimination within the legal profession. The class is discussion-based, with a mandatory attendance policy and a pass/fail grading structure. The class will meet during the first half of the Spring semester. The primary methods of assessment will be class discussion and four reflection papers of two-to-three-page each, focused on the class readings during the semester.

Special Notes:

This class will meet Jan. 9 through Feb. 20, 2025

Spring 2025

Course Number	Course Credits	Evaluation Method	Instructor
611.58	Course Credits 1	Reflective Writing Class participation	Geovanny Martinez
Canvas site: https://canvas.duke.edu/courses/49450