[ Academia ] [ Litigation ] [ Regulatory & Policy ] [ Transactional ] as a Key Elective for those interested in Ethics : A clear understanding of the regulation of the legal profession and its rules of conduct is essential for every lawyer. Every student must complete a course in legal ethics and professional responsibility in order to graduate from law school and to be admitted to practice. This course and Legal Ethics both survey the major ethical issues encountered in law practice, covering an individual lawyer’s responsibilities, the regulatory structure of the profession and its rules of conduct.