MLL351 - Community Legal Internship
Unit details
Year: | 2023 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: Sam Hawkins Trimester 3: Michele Tucker |
Previously: | Legal Internship |
Cohort rule: | For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only |
Prerequisite: | Successful completion of 6 Law (MLL) units. |
Corequisite: | MLL235 |
Incompatible with: | Nil |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
In-person attendance requirements: | Students are required to complete: (a) A supervised work placement (minimum 7.5 hours x 15 days) with a host organisation in a legal environment; (b) A mandatory 3-hour university induction prior to the commencement of the trimester; and (c) A debrief with the host supervisor at the end of the trimester. |
Note:Business & Law Work Integrated Learning (WIL) units are by application only and quotas may apply. This unit can only be completed once. 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
The unit enables students to gain an appreciation of certain aspects of legal practice and to extend and deepen their theoretical knowledge of the law by working under supervision of a lawyer. During their placement in the law firm or legal service, students will receive instruction in the following areas of legal practice: taking instructions and client interviewing; fact finding; dispute resolution and negotiation; providing advice and counselling of a legal nature; legal research and problem-solving; the litigation process; advocacy.
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 with the work of Australian Legal Practitioners in community legal services or not for profit legal practice. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Apply effective communication, analytical, problem-solving and legal research skills in a practical legal environment. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO3 | Reflect on the access to justice issues, ethical duties and professional obligations which arise in respect of Australian Legal Practitioners in community legal services or not for profit legal practice, drawing on relevant academic studies and explain how such issues are handled in practice. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO8: Global citizenship |
ULO4 | Plan for and reflect on own capacity to work constructively, collaboratively and perceptively in a community-focused 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% | Week 2 |
Assessment 2: (Individual) - Written Reflection (self) | 4000 words | 40% | Information not yet available |
Assessment 3: (Individual) - Host Evaluation | N/A | 40% | 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: Attendance at mandatory induction (face to face or online, as advised) prior to commencement of placement. 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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