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College Mascots and Legal Ethics: Lessons from the Sidelines
It's Bowl Season! Not only will teams make their appearances, but so will their mascots. College mascots represent their schools with pride, loyalty, and unwavering standards - qualities every attorney should embody. Professional legal educator Stuart Teicher, Esq. (known as The CLE Performer) reveals how these iconic figures demonstrate core principles of legal ethics. From the tiger's protective instincts to the eagle's soaring integrity, mascots show us what it means to represent something bigger than yourself while maintaining consistent character both in the spotlight and behind the scenes.
Learning Objectives:
-Explore why fierce animals dominate college mascots and how their protective instincts mirror attorney duties to safeguard clients under RPC 1.6
-Study mascot-fan communication techniques to improve client relationship management under RPC 1.4
-Examine how mascots cheer on and motivate their teams to understand mentoring and supervisory responsibilities under RPC 5.3
-Analyze mascots' unwavering school loyalty as a model for zealous client representation duties under RPC 1.3
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