Legal Methods and Skills G (11751.1)

The unit enhances students' skills as budding legal practitioners. We cover how to find the law, including its various sources; legal problem solving; statutory interpretation; advocacy; the arguing of law; and writing legal materials.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Gain and apply core legal writing skills, including in relation to writing legal documents;
2. Use and interpret primary sources of law, such as common law and statute, as well as secondary sources, such as journal articles and books; and
3. Develop skills in relation to legal problem solving and statutory interpretation.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

Must be enrolled in SCC001 Graduate Certificate in Legal Studies, SCG002 Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies or SCM002 Juris Doctor

Incompatible units

11251 Foundations of Law and Justice

Equivalent units

11431 Foundations of Law and Justice G, 6778 Legal Methods and Skills G

Assumed knowledge

None.