PRACTICAL COURSE IN LEGAL ETHICS CHAIR CLINIC (DISTANCE LEARNING) (1)

The New Vision University Legal Ethics Chair is pleased to announce admission opening for students to participate in a distance learning three months long practical course in legal ethics chair clinic (January – March, 2022). The third, fourth year BA students and LLM students are eligible for the admission. The course format will be remote, that is additional opportunity for the students of regional universities.

Practical course in Legal Ethics will be delivered by Ms. Ana Loria, elected member of Georgian Bar Association Ethics Commission (GBA EC), defense attorney and Legal Ethics Co-Chair.

During the course, the students will learn the main principles and standards of legal ethics; they will become familiar with the practice of GBA EC and the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Students will draft case-briefs of EC decisions/recommendations and decisions of the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court of Georgia, which will be uploaded on the legal ethics chair online platform. The case-briefs will be accessible online for every interested person. While drafting the case-briefs, students will also acquire writing skills. They will be able to draft legal arguments in the judgments/recommendations. Students will be granted certificates upon completing the course in Legal Ethics Clinic.

Interested students should submit an application form before December 20, 2021.