SPECIAL NOTE:This unit forms part of the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
LCA107
H
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Campus
Attendance
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Sem 1
H
On Campus
Offering in H
03-FEB-2012
13-MAR-2012
07-MAY-2012
02-AUG-2012
*The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see
Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
lawyers' skills, which includes interviewing clients, advocacy, writing letters, drafting other documents and negotiating settlements,
competency, ethics and professional responsibility, which includes acting ethically, discharging the legal duties and obligations of legal practitioners, complying with professional conduct rules, complying with fiduciary duties and avoiding conflicts of interest
problem solving skills, which includes analysing facts and identifying issues, analysing law, providing legal advice and generating solutions and strategies
work management and business skills, which includes managing personal time, managing risk, managing files, keeping client informed and working co-operatively
workplace experience. During the Course trainees spend two weeks in a private law firm, government department or other organisation employing legal practitioners. During this period trainees attend the Magistrates' Court and have the opportunity to 'shadow' a Magistrate for the day.
The instruction in this unit is delivered as part of the other practice units in the Course. In addition an intensive skills workshop is conducted by the Leo Cussen Institute and a risk management workshop is conducted by Mr D Polden.
WEIGHT:
25%
ASSESSMENT: Trainees are assessed in the practice units and by way of exercises conducted in the unit workshops.
TEACHING PATTERN: Unit is part of GradDipLegPrac. Course carries a full-time load taught over 3 days per week. Attendance is compulsory.
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
Web supported -
H
Online access to some part of this unit online is optional
Resource supported teaching & learning -
H
Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
About Flexible Study Options
INTERNATIONALISATION This unit includes international cross-cultural issues/skills.
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle, P Beauty Point. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Y Hong Kong.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, K, Q and Y click here for more information.
Web supported -
H
