Enrolments will be restricted to 16 students per semester. If more than 16 want to enrol the selection will be at the discretion of the Unit Coordinator.
Introduction
Community Legal Practice is an experiential unit that provides students with the opportunity to work under supervision to take on the responsibilities of a lawyer representing clients with legal questions or problems.
Students develop practical legal skills through regular supervised work within the Student, Migration and Prison legal services during your CLE year. In addition, students undertake practical research work on more substantial matters for a range of community legal organisations, both within the state and nationally. The unit is 12.5 points spread over two semesters (ordinarily 1 & 2). This allows for groundwork training in the first semester to be carried into more independent practical work in the second. Flexible arrangements – including internships and externships – can be arranged for students undertaking competing studies during second semester (i.e. overseas exchange) and can be organised, in advance, with the Unit Coordinator.
Summary 2024
| Unit name | Community Legal Practice |
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| Unit code | LAW643 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education Faculty of Law |
| Discipline | Law |
| Coordinator | Dr. Brendan Gogarty |
| Teaching staff | Professor Benjamin J. Richardson & Dr Brendan Gogarty |
| Level | Advanced |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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* 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).
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Reflect on and assess your own capabilities and performance, working both independently and collaboratively (as appropriate), in professional contexts, and make use of feedback as appropriate, to support personal and professional development
- Think creatively when approaching real-word legal issues and generating appropriate responses that you effectively communicate for legal and non-legal audiences.
- Research and apply relevant legal theory, principles, concepts and policies to real-world problems in professional contexts, which include independent and collaborative work.
- Take an ethical approach when exercising professional judgement, and work within the rules and standards of professional conduct and responsibilities.
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
AW354 - Property Law AND LAW351 - Criminal Law A AND LAW353 - Equity and Trusts AND LAW352 - Criminal Law B and Criminal Procedure AND LAW305 - Corporations Law 1
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Two hours per week will be set aside for seminars. These will be used for various purposes (see above). These will be held in the Law Faculty Moot Court. In addition you will be required to attend the Student Legal Service Clinic on the ground floor of the law building at times scheduled by the Student Legal Service and agreed to by your firm. You must attend a minimum of nine (9) hours of Student Legal Service clinic. |
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| Assessment | Assessment will vary depending on the stream chosen by the student. An example for the Environmental Law stream is: Legal memo (15%), project report (50%), participation in practicum (35%). |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | None |
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