2007•Journal of College and CharacterOpen access

Ethical Issues Faced By the Dual Professional: Lawyers as Faculty in Higher Education

Kimberly M. Tatum, Susan W. Harell

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Lawyers who enter academe are faced with potential conflicts between the rules of professional conduct governing lawyers and ethical standards for professors. This article compares ethics codes from the American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rules of Professional Conduct and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). It will examine inconsistencies in the policies and will offer recommendations to policy makers.

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Key concepts: Professional conduct, Ethical code, Professional ethics, Legal ethics, Professional association, Dual (grammatical number), Ethical standards, Association (psychology)