About this Guide
This guide provides information about the key materials necessary when researching professional responsibility and legal ethics in Kentucky and nationally.
Each tab includes links to databases, websites, books, and other materials accessible through the library.
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Professional Responsibility & Legal Ethics
The law is a self-regulating profession, which means that lawyers need to know how to find professional and ethics guidance from their bar associations to ensure that they are in compliance with all requirements throughout their careers.
Most Useful Resources
- ABA Center for Professional ResponsibilityAmerican Bar Association model rules of professional conduct, ethics opinions, and other information.
- KBA Ethics HotlineKentucky Bar Association Ethics Committee volunteer hotline for informal opinions.
Databases
- Bloomberg LawLaw students & faculty only.
Includes the ABA/Bloomberg Law Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct. Select the 'Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility' Practice Center. - Lexis AdvanceLaw students & faculty only.
Browse the topic 'Legal Ethics' or search for relevant materials. Includes the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, Ethics Opinions, and some state resources. - WestlawLaw students & faculty only.
Browse 'Administrative Decisions & Guidance' or search for relevant materials. Includes ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, Ethics Opinions, and some state resources.