One such circumstance might involve writing a brief appealing from a recent decision. If an appeal is in fact pending, a professor will likely ask students not to look at the briefs that have been filed with the court in that case. To do so would constitute a violation of the Code of Conduct. There are, however, a number of respects in which certain other conduct in a legal writing course might be deemed to violate this specific provision. First, the legal writing syllabus is very specific as to when assignments are due.
Law is a profession governed by strict deadlines.
In practice, failure to comply with the deadline for an election under a lease or to perform a condition precedent under a contract can have very serious effects on a client's legal rights. Likewise, all matters pending before courts or other tribunals are governed by rigid deadlines established by the applicable code or rules of procedure. Accordingly, if a paper is handed in after the time specified, it will be penalized one half grade per day, and one half grade per day thereafter. Extensions on due dates will be granted only for the reasons courts generally grant extensions, such as a death in the family, serious illness, or other circumstances that make a timely submission impossible. As lawyers, you will need to balance many responsibilities in your professional and personal lives.