Unit: Legal Methods and Skills (6601)

Level: 1

Credit Points: 3

Contribution Band: 3

Faculty: Faculty of Business, Government & Law
Availability in 2012: Not offered (Also available in: 2013)

Corequisite

For students enrolled in a Law or Combined law degree: Legal Systems

Prerequisite

For students not enrolled in a Law or combined law degree: Legal Systems

Class Contact

3 hours per week.

Learning Outcomes

This unit is designed to instil in students basic legal research, writing and oral presentation skills that will equip them to successfully undertake further study in the law. It is also intended to give students an awareness of the breadth of non-legal skills and disciplines that impact on the study and practice of law.

Syllabus

This subject is designed to sequentially progress a broad range of legal and relevant non-legal skills. This subject will include the following topics: Understanding What Lawyers Do; Finding the Law; Understanding the Law; Apply the Law/Problem Solving; Arguing the Law (Advocacy); Critiquing the Law; Writing the Law: Writing Legal Material in "Plain English".

Referenced Courses

107JA Associate Degree of Social Science in Justice Studies
995AA Bachelor of Advertising and Marketing Communication / Bachelor of Laws
944AA Bachelor of Applied Economics/Bachelor of Laws
821AA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Bachelor of Laws
801AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws
808AA Bachelor of Business Informatics/Bachelor of Laws
810AA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws
127JA Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies/Bachelor of Laws
194JA Bachelor of Forensic Studies/Bachelor of Laws
996AA Bachelor of Journalism / Bachelor of Laws
794AA Bachelor of Laws
829AA Bachelor of Management/Bachelor of Laws
149JA Bachelor of Politics and International Relations/Bachelor of Laws
997AA Bachelor of Public Relations / Bachelor of Laws
833AA Bachelor of Science in Psychology/Bachelor of Laws
836AA Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws
949AA Bachelor of Social Science in Justice Studies
195JA Bachelor of Social Science in Justice Studies/Bachelor of Forensic Studies
837AA Bachelor of Sports Media/Bachelor of Laws
200JA Diploma of Justice Studies

Referenced Unit Sets

MJ0147 Major in Justice Studies
MJ0082 Major in Law Foundation

Unit Level Key:

1 - Offered in first year of course curriculum
2 - Offered in second year of course curriculum
3 - Offered in third year of course curriculum
4 - Offered in fourth year of course curriculum
5 - Offered in fifth year of course curriculum
G - Offered in graduate course curriculums
PG - Offered in postgraduate course curriculums
R - Offered in research course curriculums
H - Offered in honours course curriculums