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MLL338 - Legal Professional Practice

Year:

2022 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Placement
Trimester 2: Placement
Trimester 3: Placement

Enrolment by application only. Refer to note below.

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Rebecca Tisdale
Trimester 2: Rebecca Tisdale
Trimester 3: Rebecca Tisdale
Cohort rule:

(For Bachelor of Laws students only)

Prerequisite:

Students must have approval from the unit chair to enrol in this unit and successful completion of six (6) law units.

Corequisite:

MLL235

Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will spend approximately 150 - 200 hours over the trimester undertaking the placement, learning and assessment activities for the unit.

In-person attendance requirements:

This unit will include a minimum of 100 hours of legal workplace experience. No formal class attendance is required.

Note:

Business & Law Work Integrated Learning (WIL) units are by application only and quotas may apply.

Please visit the website for further information and how to apply.

Please contact the Faculty WIL team at bl-wil@deakin.edu.au for any enquiries. Please use your Deakin email and state your student ID in all correspondence.

 

Content

This unit provides students with the opportunity to source and complete an approved placement in order to gain experience in a legal environment. Students will develop the ability to apply and deepen their theoretical knowledge of the law, improve vital oral and interpersonal communication skills, and further develop their legal and skills by applying them in a practical legal context.

 

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Apply discipline-specific knowledge and skills to complete and evaluate activities and challenges commonly associated in a legal environment

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO2

Apply analytical, legal problem-solving, communication and research skills in a practical legal environment

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO3

Reflect on the ethical and professional duties and obligations which apply in a legal environment, drawing on relevant academic studies and explain how such issues are handled in practice

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
ULO4

Communicate and reflect on own capacity to work constructively, collaboratively and perceptively in a practical legal environment

GLO2: Communication
GLO6: Self-management

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)		 Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Individual) Pre-placement tasks 1000 words 20% Information not yet available
Assessment 2: (Individual) Written Reflection (self) 3000 words 40% Information not yet available
Assessment 3: (Individual) Host evaluation 2500 words 20% Information not yet available
Assessment 4: (Individual) Research Report 2000 words 20% Information not yet available

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Hurdle requirement

Hurdle requirement:  Complete mandatory online induction modules prior to commencement of placement. Complete a minimum of 100 hours of placement with an approved host organisation. 

Learning Resource

Texts and reading lists for units can be found on the University Library via the following link. Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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