LAWS6014ALegal Practice 1 - Part A

Course handbook

Description

The primary objective of this course is to enable a student to acquire, by way of experiential learning, the specialised technical knowledge and skills required of entry level lawyers. Legal Practice aims to build upon, and enable students to apply, earlier learning in both substantive and procedural law, particularly in the areas of Torts, Contract Law, Criminal Law and Property. The course complements courses studied simultaneously such as Civil Procedure and Professional Conduct.

The legal placement requirements for Legal Practice require students to enrol in LAWS6888 in Semester 2 of the year in which they take this course. The placement hours are spread across the full year

The course will enable students to develop and practice the specialised technical knowledge and legal and other skills needed for litigation and legal transactions, including effective written and oral communication with clients and parties, court room advocacy, drafting letters and legal documents and settlement of litigious and non-litigious matters in the context of community engagement.

Availability2024 Course Timetables

Multi-term sequence

This course is part of a multi-term sequence. Both Part A and Part B must be completed to meet the requirements of the sequence. Part A and Part B must be completed in consecutive terms. Students must complete Part A before completing Part B. Students must complete the sequence within a twelve month period. If students complete Part A but are unable to complete Part B within the timeframe, they must re-enrol in Part A. Part A cannot be completed as a standalone course, it will only count towards your program once you have successfully completed Part B.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate specialised technical knowledge of legal practice

2. Identify and critically analyse and reflect on the broader issues in legal practice including the importance of pro bono contributions by the legal profession to the public.

3. Critically reflect on the role of the legal profession in promoting justice and service to the community.

4. Demonstrate judgment, creativity and initiative in applying the law to new and novel factual situations in professional legal practice.

5. Critically reflect on student's own capabilities and performance and employ the use of feedback in undertaking such reflection.

Content

The topics in this course include the following:

• Introduction to clinical legal education
• Litigation and legal transactions
• Communication skills
• Drafting of legal documents
• Professional practice
• Legal research skills and legal reasoning
• Dispute resolution
• Thinking skills and self-management
• Ethics and Professional Responsibility
• Personal resilience, mental health awareness and strategies

Requisite

Students must be active in the Juris Doctor / Grad Dip in Legal Practice [12334] program to enrol in this course.

Assumed knowledge

Students must have successfully completed LAWS6000 and LAWS6001 to enrol in this course.

Assessment items

Demonstrated competency: Students must demonstrate competency in all below listed assessment items
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.

Participation: Mandatory attendance at all module classes
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.

Case Study / Problem Based Learning: Problem-based assessment tasks
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.

Contact hours

Semester 1 - 2024 - Newcastle City Precinct

Course outline

• LAWS6014A - Semester 1, 2024 (Ncle) (PDF, 183.6 KB)