MLL338 - Legal Professional Practice
Unit details
Year: | 2024 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: 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 6 MLL/MLP/MLT coded law units. |
Corequisite: | MLP235 |
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. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
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.
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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 written, 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 |
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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 |
ULO2 | Apply analytical, legal problem-solving, communication and research skills in a practical legal environment. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
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 |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1: (Individual) Pre-placement tasks | 1000 words | 20% | Due 7 calendar days after students commence their placement |
Assessment 2: (Individual) Written Reflection (self) | 2000 words | 40% | Due 14 calendar days after students complete their placement |
Assessment 3: (Individual) Host evaluation | N/A | 20% | Due 14 calendar days after students complete their placement |
Assessment 4: (Individual) Report (Research) | 2000 words | 20% | Due 14 calendar days after students complete their placement |
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
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MLJ738 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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