• Code LEGW8143
  • Unit Value 3 to 12 units
  • Offered by ANU Legal Workshop
  • ANU College ANU College of Law
  • Course subject Legal Practice
  • Academic career PGRD
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in Summer Session 2015
     Autumn Session 2015
     Winter Session 2015
     Spring Session 2015
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Legal Practice Experience (LEGW8143)

Legal Practice Experience (LPE) is a compulsory component of the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP). 

The placement must involve you in legal work, exercising legal skills in a legal environment (in contrast to administrative, financial or research/academic work).

Ideally you will:

  • Be exposed to the systems, procedures and work commonly found in legal practice, which applies equally to government legal practice,
  • Have contact with, and responsibility to, clients – which includes government and corporate clients, and
  • Be exposed to the professional responsibilities of a lawyer.

Subject to the LPE rules you may do a placement with:

  • a legal practitioner in private practice
  • a government, semi-government or corporate legal office
  • a community legal service
  • a legal aid service
  • a state or Commonwealth Prosecuting authority
  • a judge or magistrate
  • a Tribunal member (who is a legal practitioner)
  • the Legal Workshop’s Legal Aid Clinic Program or
  • any other place which the LPE Convenor is satisfied provides appropriate practical experience.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

  • Development of legal skills. Some of the legal skills students are expected to develop during the placement period are: advocacy and persuasion, communication - both oral and written, legal drafting and writing, interviewing, negotiation, research and analysis, time and file management. This list is not exhaustive.
  • Demonstrate a capacity for reflective practice. Students will be required to reflect on their skills development over the whole program and take responsibility to improve their skills.
  • Understand the requirements of legal practice. This includes ethical requirements, necessary skills and appreciate the contribution they can make to the legal profession and to the community.

    • Indicative Assessment

    A report is required at the end of your placement, a template is provided.  This must be read and signed off by your workplace supervisor.

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    Workload

    The workload of LPE is dependent on the total number of days you undertake, ie. a 20, 40, 60 or 80 day placement.

    Requisite and Incompatibility

    You will need to contact the ANU Legal Workshop to request a permission code to enrol in this course.

    Prescribed Texts

    None

    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:
    3 to 12 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
    3.00 0.06250
    4.00 0.08333
    5.00 0.10417
    6.00 0.12500
    7.00 0.14583
    8.00 0.16667
    9.00 0.18750
    10.00 0.20833
    11.00 0.22917
    12.00 0.25000

    Course fees

    Domestic International
    Domestic fee paying students
    Year Fee
    2015 $00 per unit
    International fee paying students
    Year Fee
    2015 $00 per unit
    Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

    Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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    The list of offerings for future years is indicative only.
    Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
    2015
    2016

    Summer Session

    Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
    1632 01 Jan 2015 27 Mar 2015 27 Mar 2015 31 Mar 2015 In Person N/A

    Autumn Session

    Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
    1556 01 Apr 2015 26 Jun 2015 26 Jun 2015 30 Jun 2015 In Person N/A

    Winter Session

    Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
    1608 01 Jul 2015 25 Sep 2015 25 Sep 2015 30 Sep 2015 In Person N/A

    Spring Session

    Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
    1538 01 Oct 2015 25 Dec 2015 25 Dec 2015 31 Dec 2015 In Person N/A

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