Professionalism, Orientation, law school, Presentations, Grants

Law School Professionalism Orientation Program

The Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism is available to sponsor professionalism and ethics programs at North Carolina law schools and also assists law schools implement professionalism program. All North Carolina law schools have professionalism orientation programs. With the enthusiastic support of the law school deans and faculty members as well as local attorney and judge alumni serving as facilitators, the program serves as an effective tool for introducing first year law students to professionalism and ethical issues on an introductory level.

Professionalism and Ethics Simulations

The Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism routinely facilitates law schools with major programs dealing with professionalism and ethical issues. The Travis Divorce Simulation and the Devon Simulation, both programs developed by faculty at Columbia University School of Law in New York, have been used at Campbell University School of Law during its Winter Intersession program for first year students and Duke University School of Law during its Spring Ethics Exercise for second year students. The CJCP encourages all law schools to implement similar programs in order to bolster their curriculum.

Presentations

The Executive Director and members of the CJCP are available to give professionalism presentations to law students at all levels.

The Historical Video Series

The CJCP provides each North Carolina law school with copies of completed installments of the Historical Video Series for their libraries.

The ABA E. Smythe Gambrell Award

In 2003, 2004 and 2005, three of North Carolina’s five law schools have been awarded the ABA E. Smythe Gambrell Award for outstanding and innovative professionalism education programs. Congratulations to Campbell, Wake Forest, and Duke Law schools, respectively.