MLL335 - Legal Practice and Ethics
Unit details
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Enrolment modes: | (B, S, W, X) |
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Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Cohort rule: | (For Bachelor of Laws students only) |
Unit chair: | M Ebejer |
Coordinator: | J Morss (B), M Ebejer (S, X), J Bagust (W) |
Prerequisite: | MLL110, MLL111, MLL213 and MLL214 |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | Nil |
Contact hours: | 4 x 1 hour lectures per week From Trimester 2 2013: 1 x 2 hour tutorial per week 1 x 0.5 hour recorded lecture per week 1 x short video clip (7 in total over trimester) |
Note:Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. |
Content
The unit introduces students to the practice of law and to the ethical obligations they will assume upon becoming lawyers. Topics include: the history and organisation of the Victorian legal profession; current trends in professional practice; professional responsibility and liability; introduction to ethics and ethical concepts; legal ethics and the duties owed by lawyers to the law, to their clients, to the Court and to each other; statutory regulation of the legal profession; and trust accounting.Assessment
Assignment (Practical) 40%, Examination 2 hours 60%
From Trimester 2 2013:
Assessment 1 (Individual) Assignment (Practical) 30%, Assessment 2 (Individual) Tests(s) 10%, Examination (2 hours) 60%
Unit Fee Information
Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
$1224 | $1224 | $2859 | $2955 |
* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.