ABA Model Rules

Overview

This assignment will require research into the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct and scripture. You will thoroughly analyze the model rule through the lens of scripture and determine whether the model rule or the scripture imposes a greater ethical responsibility on the Christian legal professional. This analysis requires research into the moral and ethical underpinnings of each model rule and requires one to apply a Biblical worldview to shape the analysis. This research project will develop a deeper understanding of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, enhance research and writing skills, and will show the importance of applying a Biblical worldview to the practice of law.

Instructions

You will complete this assignment in two (2) parts. For each part of this assignment, you will select ten (10) of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct.

You can locate a link to the most current version of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct in the Learn section of your assigned Module: Week.

You may select any model rule, or specific subsection of a model rule, but you may only use each rule once. You must insert the model rule, verbatim, into a blank document that you create. Choose an appropriate passage to incorporate from the Bible that illustrates the moral duty imposed by Scripture. (You may select any passage of Scripture provided that you can link the passage, in an appropriate manner, to the principle outlined in the selected rule.) You must insert the passage, verbatim, immediately following the model rule. In at least 150 words, explain how that particular passage relates to the selected model rule. For each rule, you must indicate whether the biblical standard would impose greater ethical responsibility on the Christian legal professional than the model rule. You must cite each source in Bluebook format using footnotes.

For the ABA Module Rules Assignment, LL.M. students only are required to write an additional 250 words for each answer totaling 2500 words.

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.