This course draws together the compulsory skills, practice areas and values from the APLEC/LACC Competency Statements for Entry-level Lawyers.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Students will achieve the APLEC/LACC Competency Statements for Entry-level Lawyers in the following areas:
- Skills - building on the Lawyer's Skills, Problem Solving and Work Management and Business Skills introduced in Becoming a Practitioner plus covering Trust and Office Accounting
- Practice Areas:
- Civil Litigation
- Commercial and Corporate Practice
- Property Practice
- Values in Ethics and Professional Responsibility
The full version of these Competency Statements are available from http://www.lawcouncil.asn.au/lacc/information_home.cfm .
Indicative Assessment
The assessment package includes:1. completion (with your colleagues) of transactions plus individual assessments in the Practice Areas:
Civil Litigation (LO 1, 2, 3)
Commercial and Corporate Practice (LO 1, 2, 3)
Property Practice (LO 1, 2, 3)
2. individual assessments outside the transactional environment in Trust and Office Accounting and Ethics and Professional Responsibility. (LO 1, 2, 3)
Portfolio Development: as you proceed through the GDLP you will collate examples of your professional development towards the skills, attributes and identity formation required of a competent entry level lawyer. The items collated in this portfolio will be utilised in the final Ready for Practice course and may provide you with useful templates for your entry into practice.
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Workload
This is an online course without in-person class contact time. The course is a substantial one and students should expect to spend 15 to 20 hours per week on it. The time you will need to spend working on the course will depend to some extent on your pre-existing knowledge and experience of practice.
The sorts of activities that you will be engaged in will include:
- working with your colleagues and supervisors on transactions
- accessing print and online materials so you can complete your transaction work
- contributing to online discussions and reflective work on your learning
- completing some assessments outside the transactional environment
- working with your practice mentor to compile your evidence for attaining competencies.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
We provide all materials online.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 3
- Unit value:
- 18 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 18.00 | 0.37500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $4290 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $6010 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Summer Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1380 | 23 Jan 2017 | 27 Jan 2017 | 10 Feb 2017 | 13 Apr 2017 | Online | N/A |
Autumn Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5726 | 18 Apr 2017 | 21 Apr 2017 | 05 May 2017 | 07 Jul 2017 | Online | N/A |
| Graduate Program | ||||||
| 5800 | 18 Apr 2017 | 21 Apr 2017 | 05 May 2017 | 07 Jul 2017 | Online | N/A |
Winter Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6362 | 17 Jul 2017 | 21 Jul 2017 | 04 Aug 2017 | 07 Oct 2017 | Online | N/A |
