Legal Advice Clinic (8892.2)

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EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Business, Government & Law
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Canberra Law School Level 4 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905)
Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
Students will attend the Legal Clinic and assist a registered practitioner in a variety of tasks, designed to enhance the student's contextual understanding of the law and legal system through exposure to real legal problems. These tasks may include:
Client interviewing;
Conducting legal research to respond to client needs;
Drafting letters of advice;
Preparing materials for community legal education through the clinic;
Policy and reform work arising out of issues presented at the clinic.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will have:
1. Demonstrated the ability to apply legal principles to tasks under supervision of a licensed legal practitioner;
2. Conducted research to solve a real legal problem;
3. Reflected on the study and practice of law; and
4. Successfully communicated their reflections or research through a presentation.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development


Skills development

Students will have further developed the following generic skills:

1. Communication

3. Problem solving

4. Working independently and with others

5. Professionalism and social responsibility



Prerequisites

Permission of the unit convenor

Corequisites

Enrolment in a Law degree

Incompatible units

NONE.

Equivalent units

NO.

Assumed knowledge

None.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
Not available

Required texts

None

Participation requirements

See below, 6g

 

Required IT skills

None

Work placement, internships or practicums

This unit involves a clinical placement and therefore, additional student responsibilities are required in addition to those described in this section. Work-place learning requires strict adherence to professional practice principles and ethics. Solicitor/ client confidentiality must always be maintained including for assessment items such as reports or essays. The professional nature of this unit also requires 100% participation at all learning activities  for the successful completion of this unit. If attendance requirements cannot be satisfied (e.g. timetable clash), it is recommended that you meet with your Unit Convener to schedule this unit for a future semester.

Further, if you are unable to attend the clinic in any week, it is important that you advice the unit convenor and provide a reason for your absence. If you miss too many sessions, you may not be able to meet the learning outcomes for this unit.