LEGAL ETHICS CRASH COURSE FOR IAKOB GOGEBASHVILI TELAVI STATE UNIVERSITY

During October 30 – November 3, 2023, with the USAID Rule of Law Program support, New Vision University Legal Ethics Chair in partnership with Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University conducted a week-long legal ethics crash course for law students.

The crash course on Legal Ethics helped students understand the ethical dimension of decision- making in advocacy, enabling them to manage the ethical challenges they will encounter in their legal practice. The course included a series of lectures on legislation regulating legal practice, as well as a comparative analysis of Georgian, U.S. and European regulations on lawyers’ professional responsibilities.

The course was led by Ms. Ana Loria, the New Vision University Legal Ethics co-chair, a member of an Ethics Commission at Georgian Bar Association (GBA) and Georgian Association of Arbitrators (GAA), and a lawyer. In total, 31 students participated in the crash course out from which 19 fully completed the course and were awarded certificates.

New Vision University Legal Ethics Chair, with the USAID Rule of Law Program support, conducted 4 crash courses in regional universities.